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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: Mr Patrick Terry <patlouis504@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: patterry@myway.com
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:27:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: REPLY URGENT
Atte My Dear Friend,=20
I request for your quick help in this {DEAL} that will
benefit both of us without any risk Involved either
now or later. I am Mr.Patrick Terry 56 years of age
=66rom London and a Chief Auditor in the International
Remittance Department (IRD) in London. I have an
amount in Excess of Three Hundred=20
& Eighty-Four Million Pounds (=A3384,000.000.00) only,
which has been lying, in our suspense escrow account
for safekeeping. For over 3 years plus now unclaimed
belonging to a "dead customer" Mr. John Paul=20
Getty from United States of America who died on Apr.
17, 2003 after a brief illness in London Hospital(BBC
News), Visit the web site below for confirmation;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk/2956897.stm
//=20
If this money reaches 5 years, it will automatically
move to the Bank Vault {Central Bank of United=20
Kingdom} as "UNCLAIMED FUND". All I need from you now
is to present you to the Bank Management as the next
of kin to the dead man and have the Bank pay you
(Beneficiary) this money as your late Uncle's money
which he left in our bank since you are a foreigner
like him. Please if you are interested, kindly get=20
back to me as quickly as possible to enable me make
all the necessary arrangement towards how to present
you to the bank as "truly next of kin" to the late
man. It does not matter if you are from America or=20
not. After the claim of this money by you through
our assistance, you will take 40% of the total Sum and
5% to cover any cost of expenses which both will
incur in this transaction and keep the rest 55% for
me in the account I will forward to you later after
the deal is done or i will come to your place for
sharing etc. Priavte Email:=20
Hope hearing from you urgently.
Best Regards,=20
=20
Mr Patrick Terry
=20
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