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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: "malam bako" <m_bako2020@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:43:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE MR MALAM BAKO
FROM THE OFFICE MR MALAM BAKO
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.
TRANSFER OF ($ 25,200.000.00) TWENTY FIVE MILLION, TWO HUNDREN
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I AM MALAM BAKO, THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
HERE IN BURKINA FASO. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING, I DISCOVERED A
FLOATING FUND IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THE BANK BY MR JOHN KOROVO AND
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED IN THE (BEIRUT-BOUND CHARTER JET) PLANE
CRASH
ON THE 25TH DECEMBER 2003 IN COTONOU (REPUBLIC OF BENIN). HERE IS
THE(WEBSITE=HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML).AND
NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN,
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR JOHN KOROVO A FOREIGNER, AND A TRADER
WHO TRADE ON GOLD AND MINING, HE DIED, SINCE 2003 AND NO OTHER PERSON
KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO
OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT MR
JOHN
KOROVO DIE ALONG WITH HIS TIRED FAMILY.
THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD 25.2 M) TWENTY-FIVE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY , I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A
FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL PERSON
HERE,
BUT
CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGNER WITH VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
OR DRIVERS LICENSE AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US
DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT MR JOHN KOROVO IS A
FOREIGNER
TOO, AND THE MONEY CAN ONLY BE APPROVED INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL NEVER, NEVER CHEAT ME AS
SOON AS THIS FUND HIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. WITH MY INFLUENCE AND THE
POSITION OF THE BANK OFFICIAL WE CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
FOREIGNER'S
RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY
WILL BE INTACT PENDING OUR PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR
SHARING.
THE BANK OFFICIAL WILL PROVE ALL DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY
FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS FUND LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE AND TO BUILD
CONFIDENCE.
ON THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF
THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE
CARE
OF THEEXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO
TELEPHONE BILLS, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME.
SO ON THE INDICATION OF YOUR WILLINGNESS I WANT YOU TO FORWARD TO ME
YOUR :FULL NAME: SEX: COMPANY: IF ANY FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: PHONE:
CELL:
FAX: CITY: STATE:ZIP CODE COUNTRY: OCCUPATION AND ALL THE
NECESSARYINFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU ON THE ACCEPTANCE TO CHAMPION
THIS
TRANSACTION WITH ME.
THANKS
YOURS TRULY
MALAM BAKO
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