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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "peter" <mrd5@myway.com>
Reply-To: peter2000_2006@fastermail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:09:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: VERY URGENT !!
VERY URGENT !!FROM PETERATTENTION:DEAR,PLEASE IT TAKES ME TIME TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SCAM MAIL THAT I DO RECEIVED ALL OVER THE GLOBAL. TRUTH AND TRUST ARE MY WATCH WORDS.I AM PETER, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000.000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN A PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED ON VILLAGE OF LISSA OGUN STATE, 23RD OF OCTOBER 2005 117 PEOPLE DIE IN THIS PLANE CRASH, THEY BOARDED BELVIEW AIRLINE. SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS FAMILY, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THERE NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR THERE MONEY AS THEIR HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM THERE ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXTOF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED THEY MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.WE HAE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATEDTHUS: 25% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,65% FOR US THE OFFICAIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.UPON THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE OUR SHARE. TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E- MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, FULL NAMES AND
ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES, TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE.CONTACT(mike20000@fastermail.com)I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.PETER
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