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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: Helen Weir <hwmail2k@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: hwprivate@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 06:39:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I need your assistance.
Lloyds TSB Group plc
25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN.
Greetings,
Following the recent announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling that all funds in accounts that have been dormant for over 15years be transferred to the Treasury. I discovered a dormant account in my office, as Group finance director with Lloyds Bank London.
It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth Twenty Million Pounds Sterling in an account offshore. If you can be a collaborator/partner to this please indicate interest immediately for us to proceed.
Remember this is absolutely confidential, as I am seeking your assistance as the beneficiary of this unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate a foreign account, Your contact phone numbers and name will be necessary for this effect, I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
My Regards
Helen A Weir
Group Finance Director
Lloyds Bank London.
25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN
Tel: +44-704 570 0709
Fax: +44 870 974 6618
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