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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: Lewis Harvey <l_h208@msn.com>
Reply-To: <lewisharveydata1@live.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:41:36 +0000
Subject: From: Dr. Lewis Harvey
From: Dr. Lewis Harvey
Address:8 Mitchley Road Tottenham London N17
9HG
Occupations: External Auditor
Hello,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first
because it's fastest means. I am an external auditor of a well known bank here
in the United Kingdom.
In one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant account with holding
balance of 52,000,000 (Fifty Two Million British Pounds) which has not been
operated for the past three years. From my investigations and confirmations, the
owner of this account, a foreigner by name Mr. Donald A. Peterson died in plane
crash in July 19, 2003 and since then nobody has done anything as regards the
claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the
existence of neither the account nor the funds.
I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official
of the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to his position he did not want to
take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything will be
successful because we will be working hand in hand with him.
We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of
these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes have been followed
the fund will be released to your account without delay and we will use it for
investment and to assist the less privileged in the Society because if we left
the fund with the government it will be fortified for nothing and will be used
to suppress the poor masses in the society.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act. Finally, I will give you 35% for your corporation, 5% will be
for expenses both parties might have incurred during this process. On receipt of
your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to
this mutual benefit transaction.
You should send me Your account information as states below where you like
the money to be transfer so that i can send application for the release of the
fund immediately with your account information. Even an empty account is ok.
Bank Name..............
Bank Address...........
Beneficiary
Name.......
Account Number.........
Swift Code.............
Your
Tel/Fax Number....
Routing Number.........
State & Country........
Your full name & office or Home address?
Your Company name/ Your
position in the company. ?
Your Telephone Nos. both
Home, Office and
Mobile.?
Your age. ?
Married or Unmarried ?
I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible if you are interested.
Regards,
Dr.Lewis Harvey
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