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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: jeo1001@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 01:18:44 +0100
Subject: help
DEAR SIR,
I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER
MEET BEFORE NOW.
I AM MR.GEORGE BASSEY, THE SON OF LATE TUDE BASSEY .I AM TWENTY YEARS OLD
.MY FATHER AND MOTHER DIED IN A PLANE CRASH OF KENYA JANUARY 2000 IN THE
IVORY COAST WHEN HE WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP AS A GOLD MERCHANT.
SINCE,HIS DEATH,MY FATHER BROTHER HAS CONFISCATED ALL MY FATHER PROPERTIES
LEAVING ME AND MY TWO SISTERS IN POVERTY.WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FEED.HOPE
CAME BACK TO US , WHEN I GOT INFORMATION FROM MY FATHER FOREIGN BANK OUTSIDE
THE SHORE OF MY COUNTRY INFORMING ME OF MY FATHER MONEY IN THEIR BANK WHICH
IS AMOUNTING TO US$15,500,000:00 MILLION US DOLLARS{FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED US DOLLARS}DUE IN THEIR BANK.THE BANK THREATEN TO DECLARE THE MONEY
UNSERVICEABLE IF IT IS NOT CLAIMED IMMEDIATELY.
THOUGH,MY FATHER TOLD ME ABOUT THE MONEY BEFORE HE DIED,AND I AM FULLY AWARE
OF THE MONEY.
FOR THE FACT THAT I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVED THE MONEY TO MYSELF BECAUSE
OF MY AGE ,AND FOR THE FEAR OF MY UNCLE I AM SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE
TO HELP ME TO RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT I WILL COME OVER
TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MEET YOU AND TAKE THE MONEY TO MAKE INVESTMENT IN YOUR
COUNTRY.
ALL I AM BEGGING YOU IS YOUR TRUST,HONESTY TO RECEIVE THE FUND AND KEEP
IT SAFE FOR ME.AND MY TWO SISTER
YOUR SHARE WILL BE 30% OF THE FUND,WHILE YOU WILL KEEP 70% FOR ME AND MY
TWO SISTERS
TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A LETTER OF
AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT ME AS THE BENEFICIARY,AND GIVE YOU MY FATHER DEATH
CERTIFICATE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
NOTE.THAT TRUST,HONESTY,CONFIDENTIALITY AT YOUR SIDE IS HIGHLY NEEDED BECAUSE
I DON,T WANT ANYBODY TO SCAM OR RUN AWAY WITH HE MONEY WHICH IS MY LAST
HOPE FOR MY LIFE. EMAIL ME YOUR FULL NAMES,TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR
EASY COMMUNICATION.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY.PLEASE,YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL
AT YOUR SIDE.
GEORGE BASSEY
MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS IS jeo1001@gawab.com
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