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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: johnharuna@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: johnharuna@lovetrain.com
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 15:37:39 -0700
Subject: URGENT PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Dear SIR/MADAM
Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise,
since we have not met, permit me however, I am
MR JOHN HARUNA manager with Ecobank, in
collaboration with my colleague in the bank,
we are contacting you and soliciting for your assistance based on this
proposition below which will be of mutual benefit to both parties.
PROPOSITION:
A Salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Sanchez, 66 years of age
and a very prosperous farmer and a business man made a
huge bank deposit for investment in the sum of
US$10,500,000.= (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars), he named his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as the
NEXT OF KIN.
Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs. Ramirez Sanchez were killed
in the January 14, earthquake that rocked El Salvador,
killing thousands of people and 1,200 others were
declared missing.
The management of bank has made several efforts
through the El Salvadorean High Commission in Lagos to
contact any of the deceased family relatives, but to
no avail.
since the bank management was unable to reach any of
the deceased family relatives,
the option left for the Bank Management is to declare
the deceased account dormant and revert the funds on
trading and investment in the interest of the Bank
and our bank system stipulate that if such money
remain with the bank for priod of 4years
it will be tranfere into the account of the bank
In order to avoid this development, since it has so
far been impossible to trace any of the deceased
family relatives,my colleaque and i now seek your
personal permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant relative
to the deceased so that the fund will be released to you and we can use
it for our mutual benef it. I hope
you do understand my concern in this matter,if you are
willing to assit us.
For your assistance, you will be compensated
adequately with (30%) of the total sum, (65%) will be
our share, while (5%) will be set aside to cover any
incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior
to this transaction.
If you are interested in assisting us with this
matter, please, send to me urgently via my email the
following details below:
1. Your full name and complete contact address
2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age
Base on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above
details from you, we will work out every document/proof representing you
as the
deceased BONA-FIDE distant relative and when this is
done, you will be contacted by the bank for the
release and collection of the fund, which will be
within two week of our receiving the above details
from you. We will meet with you in your country after
the fund have been released to you and also to discuss
investments potentials and have our share of the
money to buy industrial good for resale in my country.
May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk
free, as we have taken care of all necessary
modalities to enable a hitch-free transaction. Kindly
ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy (highly
confidential).
We look forward to your urgent Response. Cheers and
God bless.
Best Regards
MR.JOHN HARUNA
__________________________________________________
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