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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: "Paul. F Rottinger" <paul.rottinger@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:05:20 +0100
Subject:
Dear Sir,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
ATTN: PLEASE
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally, but for the purpose of introduction. I am Paul F. Röttiger (MR), of Raiffeisen Landes Bank of AUSTRIA. I have a Business Proposal for you, which I believe shall Be Beneficial to You and me. I would like you to know that this Mail is not Junk, Illusion or fraudulent, as I am aware of similar letters or mails that are being spread around the world by fraud stars which I received as well.
>From June 1991 to September 2001, Mr. Paul Anderson, an American Civil Engineer with the Oberösterreich Institute Of Steel Construction, (Voest-Alpine) Deposited the Sum Of $26.2 million US dollars with our bank on an annual fixed deposit basis, naming his Son Mr. Greg Anderson as the Next Of Kin / Beneficiary to the account. When the deposit scheduled period expired, Mr. Paul Anderson was no where to be found or heard. His Son, who is the beneficiary, was also not heard from. So the money was rolled over and since then it has been rolling over.
As it is my duty to contact the beneficiary because the Account holder could not be reached, I Sent Mails to his Address as indicated in our records with No Response. I had no choice than to contact the company “NEMAK” (formally known as HYDRO) where he was working according to our files, but was surprised to hear that Mr. Paul Anderson and his son Mr. Greg Anderson (Next Of Kin) died in a car accident on the 10th of December 1999 on their way to a Resort in Durban for a weekend. May their souls rest in peace.
Oberösterreich [Austria] law states that, In a case like this, The money should be turned over to Government account, which I am not in favour off because, any person in Government office may switch the money to his personal account and use it for himself, which has always been the case.
My proposal is that I would like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Paul Anderson since he and his son are already dead and no other person is indicated according to our documents as a family member. I would want us to collaborate and have this money invested in a profitable business, with you having 30 % share, myself and my colleagues shall have the remaining 65%, while 5% will be used for all expenses that might be incurred during the process of the transaction. I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk-free.
If you accept this proposal, please contact me with my private Tel. No. or E-mail address as time is running out. Tel: +43/68110377265, E-mail: paul.rottinger@gmail.com. Please remember that this business is highly confidential and shall be kept secret within yourself.
Best regards.
Paul F.Röttiger (MR)
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