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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: david odu <david_odu1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:28:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MR DAVID ODU AN URGENT RAPLY
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,
ECOBANK,
REP.DU.LOME TOGO,
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR sir:,
PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM MR DAVID ODU ,THE MANAGER AUDIT AND
ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. OF ECOBANK, LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. I GOT
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS RECOMMENDED BY A LOME TOGO BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION. DURING OUR
AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACCROSS THE SUM OF
FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES(USD$15,500,000.00) ONLY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NEXT OF
KIN IN 7TH DECEMBER 1999 AEROPLANE CRASH IN KENYA BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS
DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS
DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET
WITHIN MY JURISDICTION TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT
THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE
BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.
MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL
BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO THIS
GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE WE CIVIL
SERVANTS ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD
EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE WE ARE
STAFF OF THE BANK. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO
WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH LOME TOGO COURT
AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY ON
HIS/HER REQUEST WILL BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO.ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,
YOU WILL BE ENTITTLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL
SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND
OTHER EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES
HERE.
PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND
INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL BE
MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN
YOUR ACCOUNT, WE THEN COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUDSEQUENT SHARING OF THE
FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY
COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TOO.ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO
YOU WHEN
I HEAR FROM YOU.YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR DAVID ODU
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