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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: "suleman Muhamede" <muhamede77@colombia.com>
Reply-To: suleman.muhamede@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 22:15:31 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY THIS MESSAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE REPLY THIS MESSAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MY DEAR ,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OF THE AFRICAN BANK. I SAW YOUR CONTACTS IN INTERNET SEARCH,AFTER MUCH
CONSIDERATION I DECIDED TO WRITE YOU SINCE I CANNOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU FACE
TO FACE AT FIRST. I WILL LIKE YOU TO TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THIS MAIL
CAREFULLY.
I DID NOT MEAN TO EMBARRASSE YOU WITH MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL BUT I SERIOUSLY
NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER AND IT REQUIRES
URGENCY. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
U.S$19.300,000.00 M DOLLARS (NINTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY,31 JULY,2000, IN A PLANE
CRASH , SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
OR HER NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR BUSINESS
PARTNER TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG SIDE
WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR BUSINESS
PARTNER TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY
IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH
MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANFERED
INTO THE BANK AS UNCLAIMED BILL I THEREFORE AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY
WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNER PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE
BUSINESS AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME.THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED,
YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS BUSINESS PARTNER OR NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION
WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THIS LETTER. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR.SULEMAN MUHAMEDE
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