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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: xtopherjuly@seznam.cz
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:18:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?COMPLEMENT=20OF=20THE=20SEASON?=
DEAR SIR,
WITH ALL REGARD AND RESPECT, I WISH TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AND ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF THIS PROPOSAL.
I AM WRITING TO YOU ON THE CAPACITY AS THE NEW MANAGER FOREIGN
OPERATIONS OF THE OF KOOK MIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 6TH FLOOR
,PRINCES COURT,LONDON EC2R 8AQ UK.
THERE HAS BEEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH HAS BEEN UNCLAIMED
FOR SOME YEARS NOW AND ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS,THE MONEY
BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS BY NAME MORIS THOMPSON AN
AMERICAN WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA
AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31ST 2000 INCLUDING
HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER.YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON
VISITING THIS
SITE;http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY I ,I KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN
MYSELF TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEAS BE PROFITABLE AND
SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE FRONTED AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO
ENABLE THE BANK PAY THE DECEASED FUND TO YOU AFTER WHICH WE WILL
SHARE ACCORDINGLY.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 20 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING. [TWENTY
MILLION BRITISH POUNDS ONLY]. WHAT I REQUIRE NOW IS YOUR CONSENT
AND ALSO FOR YOU TO FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS ACCORDINGLY OTHERWISE
THE SUCCESS OF THIS DEAL WILL BE JEOPARDIZED.
ALSO SEND TO ME YOUR BANK DETAILS, SAME OF YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR
PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. AFTER THIS IS DONE I WILL
FURNISH YOU WITH THE DECEASED DETAIL INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE YOU
MAKE A FORMAL APPLICATION TO THE BANK.
THANK YOU.
CHRISTOPHER MARTINS
PLEASE REPLY VIA THIS EMAIL;xtopherjuly257@yahoo.co.uk
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