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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: philip yome <philip_yome1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:03:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRIVATE TO YOU
FROM DR PHILIP YOME,
THE MANAGER OF CREDIT
AND FOREIGN BILLS OF
BTCI BANK LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND,
WITH DUE REGARDS,MY NAME IS DR PHILIP YOME, THE MANAGER OF CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF BTCI BANK LOME TOGO [BTCI] .I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH THE ACCOUNT NUMBER, 14-255-2004/btci/ WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE
CRASH[ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE 961] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.
DEAR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE SOMEONE COME UP AS THE NEXT OF
KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS
FUNDS OF USD,29.5 M[ TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]WHICH HAS BEEN WITH MY BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIME
.
ON THIS NOTE,I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHOULD BE USED
AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF
KIN.AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO
STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.AFTER FOUR YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE
RECALLED TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED.
IN VIEW OF THIS,I GOT YOUR IMPRESIVE CONTACT THROUGH MYCOUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION DIRECTORY,AND I THERFORE CONSIDER YOU
FAVOURABLE TO BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.
THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION
IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND
A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT USD 2.5 M OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT NUMBER,WHILE
THE REST WILL BE FOR ME, THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY
FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT .
THEREFORE ,DEAR,TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A
RELATION AND THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED INDICATING YOUR
BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER , YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE
THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOURS,I WILL SEND
TO YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION AND THE NEXT STEP TO
TAKE .
I WIL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS
HITCH & RISK 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
LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DR PHILIP YOME.
BTCI BANK
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA
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