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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: TIM TOOKEY <timtookeyprivate@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:45:15 +0000
Subject: FROM: Mr. TIM J.W.TOOKEY
FROM: Mr. TIM J.W.TOOKEY
(Group Financial Director)=20
LLYOD TSB BANK PLC LONDON
Mobile Cell No:+44 70359 60556
Office Tel: +447045763344
Greetings to you...........=20
Good Day,
Can you claim $10m (Ten million United States dollars) that will be under y=
our control in your country? That belongs to our my late client Rev. Timoth=
y Wright, who died with his wife, Betty Wright, 58, was killed in the Auto =
crash, and their 14-year-old grandson, D.J. Wright, died later at a hospita=
l .Until his death he deposited the sum of US$10,000,000 (Ten Million Dolla=
rs) in our bank with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as =
he is on leave
For more details visit: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_en_ce/us_obi=
t_timothy_wright
I am contacting you to assist in claiming the money left behind by late cus=
tomer, before our bank will confiscate it or declared unserviceable by the =
Bank where the deposit was made. All legal documents to aid your claim for =
this fund and to prove your relationship with the deceased will be arranged=
for.=20
This amount will be transferred to your personal account as soon as I recei=
ve your reply indicating your interest and ability to handle this. I can as=
sure as one of the Bank Executives and an expert in this field that, this f=
und can be approve for payment to any foreigner because their is no name at=
tached the account by the deceased as next of Kin. Be informed that this tr=
ansaction is 100% total risk free and troubles as the fund is legitimate an=
d does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illeg=
al act.
=20
Upon the successful transfer of the fund to your account, you will be given=
40% of the total amount while 60% will be for me. If you are interested, k=
indly get back to me as soon as possible so I can advice you on how to proc=
eed for the successful transfer of the Fund in your account without any sus=
picious.
Emailing me back with your full details of whom you are.
I will let you know the full details of this immediately you indicate your =
interest and also the necessary documents regarding the fund will be forwar=
ded to you immediately.
Regards,
Mr. TIM J.W.TOOKEY
Do call me always in=20
my Mobile Cell :+447045763344,=20
Office Tel:+4470359 60556
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