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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: hams harouna <hams_haro@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:07:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DETAILS
DEAR FRIEND
It takes time before replying your mail. I travel to another part of africa where comunicating system was low.
I got your address in one of the address book in our service; when i was contenplating on who to trasact this bussiness with.
BELOW COMES THE DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRASACTION
More importantly,i want you to assure me that you will not disappiont me or betray me if this money is transfered into your account because all my hope, including that of my family is in this money.I will equally come to meet you and your family as soon as this money is transfered into your account and i beleive that this transaction will bring a long lasting family relationship between me and you including our families as well.
For a better understanding and the details about the transaction, below is a breif explanation
1.i am an officer of bill and exchage department in my bank and the deceased
customer is close(friend) to me here in the bank
2.the deceased customer is an ECOWAS CONTRACTOR who nationalised here
in my country and has been residing here for the past 14 years with his wife and
two children.
3.I have travelled, spent time and money to investigate and i find out that nobody or even a relation is aware of this money and the bank have been expecting the next of kin to have come to claim this money for a very long time.
4.Every information you will use for this claim is presently with me and i will provide it to you when the bank needs it from you.
5.As an advanced man, i have perfected everything to gaurantee success and you should not fear for i am here as an insider working here in the bank to assist you claim this money successfully and i will be coming over to meet you and your family as soon as the the money is transfered into your nominated bank account.
Please, i want to assure once more that i have perfected everything to gaurantee success and you do not need to fear for this transaction is legal and risk free just follow my instructions and i pray that very soon i will come over to you as soon as the money is transfered into your account for celebration, sharing and investment in your country.
Thanks for your cooperation. waiting for your quick reply to this mail so that we will proceed further and to enable me preper a text of application letter you will fill and send to the bank for immediate approval.I assure you that within one month time we shall be celebrating over our success in this transaction and i hope to be with you for sharing and investment as soon as the money is transfered into your bank account.
please reply me immediately so that i can send to you the text of application letter you will fill and submit to the bank immediately for approval.
yours faithfully,
Hams Harouna
NB: please there is no time to waste as such. I am waiting for you so that i will direct you on what to do next. you can call me anytime for any information or discussion.on your reply, i will send to you a text of application letter you will fill and send to the bank for immediate approval.
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