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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: dr johnson michael <drjohnsonmichael112@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:36:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Dr Johnson Michael.
Hello
My Name is Dr.Johnson Michael From Harlsden, North West London , here
in England. I work for Natwest Bank Corporation London. I am writing
you from my office that will be of an imense benefit to both of us.
In my department,being the assistant manager (Greater London Regional
Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of $12.5 million USA Dollars
(Twelve million five hundred thousand Usa Dollars) in an account that
belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.Thompson Morrison
American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash
of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter.
The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geograpgical nature
of where you live, particularly due to the sensivity of the transaction.
and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any
of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.
I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 12.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you.
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,60% to me and 40% to
you.I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up this claim we are making. All i need is to fill in your names to
the ducuments and legalise it in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through.
This is very very URGENT PLEASE.
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best regards,
Dr.Johnson Michael
dr.johnsonmichael22@yahoo.co.uk
+44 702 403 6451
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