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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: "Kojo Atoapam" <ktop8@gala.net>
Reply-To: k_toapam@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:12:28 -0700
Subject: kindly reply
Dear friend,
With due honor and respect, I introduce myself to you for a Better
relationship. I am Mr. Kojo Atoapam, accountants of International Commercial
Bank Accra, Ghana. Your contact is courtesy of Business Online network via
Internet as I decided to contact you for this beneficial Transaction that is
100% risk free.
During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund (US$45M}
FORTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS in an account opened in the bank in
1998 and since 2005 nobody has operated on this account again, after going
through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the
account Mr. Kurt Kahle, 51, a German international businessman died in a
plane crash with his 37-year-old wife and son Michael aged eight. They were
flying to New York to join a Caribbean cruise for a vacation of a lifetime.
Our investigations revealed no survival or NEXT OF KIN/RELATIONS for claims
as we have long been expecting someone to forward applications for claims as
it applies to our banking regulations. Information / verifications from
reliable sources confirmed that his supposed "NEXT OF KINS" died with him in
the crash. Hence this for your perusals.
You can find details on this site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I kept this information (SECRET) confidential within my jurisdiction to
enable us submit claims and transfer this fund through trustworthy person
whom I shall present to our bank as the BONA FIDE "NEXT OF KIN" to the
deceased.
I intend to credit this fund into any of your nominated (designated)
offshore bank account for investments. Meanwhile, all domestic arrangements
for claims have been put in place awaiting your acceptance to participate. I
will give you directives and all needed information as soon as I receive
your positive response.
Kindly understand that I could not carry out this on my own based on the
simple facts that I am a civil servants and secluded from operating foreign
account and too, it will raise eyebrows on our side in terms of transfer
being staff of the bank. Moreover, this fund belongs to a foreigner and
demands same as next of kin to claim it. Hence your contact for successful
operation. I will offer you 45% of the total sum as commission; I will
invest 50% of my share in your country provided it is profit oriented. 5% of
the total fund will be set aside to reimburse all expenses to be incurred in
the course of running this transaction such as telephone and other minor
expenses. I am assuring you of a smooth and successful transaction provided
you display maturity and observe confidentiality.
Kindly indicate your private telephone and fax number for more
efficient Communication. Looking forward to your anticipated urgent
response.
Thanks,
Kojo
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