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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: drmusadanjuma2000@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 05:48:02 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY
DEAREST ,
MY NAME IS DR MUSA DANJUMA, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK TOGO (www.equitrust.net).
I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES,
OF
AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF
THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME
TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD30M,[THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN
WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT
OF
KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS
AND
THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS
THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN
IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND
A
NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT
OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE
INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR
ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE
FOR
RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN
AND THE
NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAS
BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
letters2drmusadanjuma@yahoo.com
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
DR MUSA DANJUMA
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL :letters2drmusadanjuma@fastermail.com
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