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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: tonyclive2@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:01:52 -1200
Subject: Give a response
Dear Friend,
This letter was first sent to you via post mail two months ago, but up till now, I have not heard from you. Based on this, I decided to reach you through this means. Though, I know for
security reasons, this is not the safest means to reach you, but was left with no other viable option since there is the pressing needs to reach you. I am quite sure that this email will
surprise you since I have not been having previous correspondences with you. My name is Tony Clive (Mr.), an Internal Auditor of one of the leading banks in United Kingdom [UK] name
withheld for security reasons. I have a good business proposition for you, which I know that, by the special grace of God, will be beneficial to you. Firstly before I proceed, I have to
assure you that this email is neither junk, illusion nor mere imagination, but practically achievable if given your maximum support and cooperation. I actually decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
As an Internal Auditor of one of the leading banks in United Kingdom [UK], I discovered an abandoned deposit owned by one of our foreign customers, Late Mr. Andrea Schranner, who died along
with his entire family as a result of an automobile crash. He actually deposited these funds for safe keeping in my Bank here in London. The Bank filed record shows that the funds was
actually for a project our late customer wanted to start in the near future (a multi million dollar steel planting Florida, USA), before his sudden and untimely death. As such since his
death none of his relations or next-of-kin has come forward to lay claims for this deposit as the heir, this is the basically the reason why I have contacted you. My Bank cannot release the
deposit unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our operating guidelines. Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentation will be ca
1. Beneficiary full Name and Address;
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers;
3. Occupation;
4. Nationality and Date of birth;
5. Marital status;
6. Gender/sex;
These requirements will enable me work out all documentation empowering you file letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer
could be processed. Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to
ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands.
Now my questions are: -
1. Can you handle this project? 2. Can I give you this trust? 3.
What will be your commission/percentage if you can sponsor this operation?
Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. All what we require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through, I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, please get in touch with me by my e-mail to enable us outline to you our strategy on how to go about this, You may
also send your phone number so that I can call you. Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein is accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the
secrecy it deserves.
Thanks
Mr.Tony Clive
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