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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: "Aminah Allen" <mrsamih@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsaminah@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:33:46 +0000
Subject: Re; urgent reply from Aminah
PRAISE ALLAH, THE MOST BENEVOLENT.
I am Mrs. Aminah Allen, with an oversea security company in London, where
Late Alhaji Ibrahim Shamsul-Din deposited two safekeeping boxes, said to
contain his family royal jewelries. This deposit was made in person by
Alhaji Ibrahim Shamsul-Din on the 16TH Oct. 1999 since then nothing was
heard of him.
Fortunately, in my curiosity I decided to sort for an authority to trace him
in order to remind him that he is highly expected by our Security Company to
drop a word of his where about and when he will be coming to carry out his
safekeeping boxes. So as a sister in faith I got his address from the FORM
he filled in the Company before depositing these boxes.
Following the search, I got his only Sister who told me that Alhaji
Shamsul-Din died in a plane crash which took place on Adar Yeil, Sudden
dated 4th April, 2001. This incident happened to flight Antonov AN-24 which
crashed on take off during a sandstorm, Killing Sudan’s 13 high-ranking
military officers. 14 out of 30 killed. Hearing this I told her that I will
like her to represent her brother and claim his deposit but she declined
from doing so, citing his death as a political killing, I left to my Company
in London with the report that I find his relative who said she will get a
representative to stand for her. So I am seriously seeking to somebody.
But meanwhile, I decided I must know the content of this boxes with the
permission of my MD, knowing fully well that he hold a very good official
position in his Country, guess what I find out. Surprisingly, I found money
which I calculated to the tune of ₤12.5 Million Pounds. This
information has not been passed to my MD but one of my colleagues knows
about my findings and we have decided that we will do this together.
You are required to act as a next of kin/representative while I help you get
the internal logistics ready for you to visit and see for yourself the
content of these boxes OR move these boxes into your Country for a serious
investment into your area of business you will be getting 50%. I have to
inform you that all paper works will be done with your name as the
representative of the late Alhaji Shamsul-Din. Must you find yourself kind
hearted, do not hesitate to reply this mail immediately with your contacts
(address, phone and fax numbers).
You co-operation is urgently needed.
Yours in progress.
Mrs. Aminah Allen.
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