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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: "Clifford Micheal" <info@clifford-micheal.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:35:53 +0000
Subject: ASSIST IN THIS VENTURE.
From: Mr. Clifford Micheal.
cliffordmicheal2@excite.com
Date: 09/07/2005
Good day to you,
I am writing on behalf of a client of our bank Ecobank Plc, who died after
hearing the news that he has won a lottery, He won the sum of $5,000,000,00
{Five Million US Dollers} We leant he had an heart attack and later died of
stroke on hearing the good news,and he is a foreigner.I decided to source
for a trust worthy person whose name can be used as next of kin, as no one
has come up to lay claim to his fund as next of kin. A foreigner in the
sence that you are not residence of Lome-Togo. He was 77 yrs of age, with no
evidence of any relatives, hense the fund has been left unclaimed, and
according to our banking etics,the fund will be handed over to the
government if no one make a claim for it.
I am requesting that you put up a claim for this fund as a relative of my
client, all needed detailed informations to efffect your claims will be
provided to you by me, lottery winning numbers and ticket number including
all vital documents will be sent to you, as a worker in the bank, myself and
two of my co workers will provide you with answers to likely questions you
might come across during the process of this transaction, and the fund will
be shared 60/40 among the both parties involved, I and my partners earning
60% while 40% goes to you.
Due to the present political crisis in my country, as insiders with the
bank, we will make sure the whole process is concluded within 7 working
days, as we have no intention of remaining in this unstable economy,
transfer of fund to your nominated account will take about 72hrs, all
parties involved have concludede that our share of the funds will be
invested outside our country, there we might need your assistance in
intruducing us with a good investment in your country or any country with a
viable business ventures and a good economic stability.
On receipt of your possitive responce, I shall furnish you with all the
details needed to complete this transaction and transfer of fund to your
account, You are required to acquaint me with your full detailed
informations i.e Names, Contact address,Phone Number, so that you can be
contacted soon, The most important thing is can with trust you with that
amount in your account, without thinking of parting away with the whole
money all to yourself? please if you cannot be trusted, over look after
reading, cause we would not want to be lead down, this is a life time
opportunity for us all.
Once again be rest assured that this business is 100% risk free, everything
will be legal, and if interested,contact me urgently as i will make myself
available, contact by email through my private mail box <
cliffordmicheal2@excite.com> awaiting your urgent responce, and please treat
as confidential.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation,
Respectfully Submitted,
Clifford Micheal.
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