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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: "Davis Paul" <davispaul10@msn.com>
Reply-To: davispaul@walla.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:55:42 +0000
Subject: BANK
FROM THE DESK OF MR Davis.A. Paul.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER.
SG-SSB BANK
ACCRA GHANA.
E-mail:davispaul@walla.com
GOOD DAY TO YOU,
MY NAME IS MR Davis.A. Paul WITH THE MINING FINANCE DEPT. WITH SG-SSB BANK
ACCRA GHANA.
WE HAD A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM OF MONEY WITH OUR BANK,
WHO LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF PLANE CRASH IN 1999. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE
TRANSFERED THE SUM OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED SATES DOLLARS) TO A BANK IN ACCRA GHANA.
SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAS BEEN WITH THE BANK IN HOLLAND FOR
A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOSE NAME SHALL BE
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.
INVIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY`S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF
KIN. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND YOU SHARE THE
SAME SURNAME AND SOMEBODY IN ACCRA GHANA CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
OUR LATE CUSTOMER I AGREED THAT US$5 MILLION OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU
AS A FOREIGN PARTNER FOR PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT, WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR
ME, THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST
DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE, TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT
AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DECEASED
INDICATING YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE NEXT STEP! TO
TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE TH! AT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH-FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS
YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL .
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOUR RESPECTFULLY,
MR Davis.A. Paul.
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