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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: frankchang@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:58:47 -0700
Subject: PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
From: frankchang@handbag.com « Add to Address Book » « Block sender »
To: yleza@yahoo.com.ar
Cc:
Subject: PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED
Sent: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:19:58 +0100
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.FRANK CHANG
FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER
PRIVATE INVESTMENT BANKING
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF CHINA(BOC)
JOHANNESBURG BRANCH
SOUTH AFRICA.
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS MR.FRANK CHANG,I AM THE FORIEGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER. PRIVATE
INVESTMENT BANKING,
BANK OF CHINA(BOC) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH SOUTH AFRICA.I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH
A CONSULTANT
WHO HAPPEN TO HAVE STRONG BELEIVE IN YOU TO HELP ME OUT IN THIS PROJECT.
I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK LATE MR.MOHAMMED
KAMAL YASSER,A
SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL AND AN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN
MINERALS
CORPORATION WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE FATAI PLANE CRASH OF 31TH OCTOBER 1999,ABOARD
AN
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD.AS YOU CAN VERIFY FROM
THE URL: LINK
BELOW IT IS FOR YOUR PERUSAL HIS NAME IS THE LAST NAME ON THE LIST HE BOARDED
THE PLANE FROM
NEW YORK.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
SIR SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR.MOHAMMED KAMAL YASSER, I PERSONALLY FOLLOWED
UP HIS FILE AS IT
FALLS WITHIN MY JURISDICTION AS THE FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER OF THE BANK
BUT TO MY
GREATEST SURPRISE NOBODY HAS SHOWN UP AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND ALL EFFORTS
TO LOCATE ONE HAS
PROVED ABORTIVE AS IT IS NOW VERY GLARING THAT HE LEFT NO BODY BEHIND TO
LAY CLAIMS TO HIS
FUNDS AMOUNTING TO $15MUSD THAT HE DEPOSITED WITH MY BANK WHICH I PERSONALLY
SURPERVISE.
SEQUEL TO THIS FACTS BEFORE ME I DECIDED TO ACT FAST AND SEEK FOR A VERY
DEPENDABLE/RELIABLE
FORIEGNER THAT WE CAN BOTH WORK TOGETHER IN ONE ACCORD AND PRESENT HIM OR
HER TO MY BANK AS
THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR.MOHAMMED KAMAL YASSER'S INHERITANCE.BUT
I ACTUALLY HAVE
TO ACT VERY FAST AS THE BANKING EHTICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SUCH FUNDS
TO STAY MORE THAN
FIVE YEARS BECAUSE AS STIPULATED IN OUR BANKING RULES AND REGULATIONS AFTER
FIVE YEARS THE
MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.
SIR, I SINCERELY SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROJECT DUE TO THE FACT
THAT I CANNOT
EXECUTE IT ALONE SINCE I WOULD REQUIRE THE HELP OF A FORIEGNER TO ACT IN
THE CAPACITY OF THE
NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS
A FORIEGNER AND
IT WOULD BE UNWISE OF ME TO PRESENT A LOCAL SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO
THIS FUNDS PERHAPS MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU AS I STRONGLY BELEIVE WE
CAN BOTH ACHIEVE
SUCCESS IN THIS TRANSFER.
IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED BY YOU,I HAVE AGREED TO SET ASIDE 40% OF THE TOTAL
SUM $15MUSD AS
YOUR SHARE WHICH AMOUNTS TO "$6MUSD" IN THE CAPACITY OF MY FORIEGN PARTNER
AND FOR PROVIDING
AN ACCOUNT LOCATED AT ANY PART OF WORLD WERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED
INTO FOR SAFE
KEEPING AND ONWARD DISBURSEMENT BY BOTH OF US. WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE
TO TAKE CARE OF
ANY EXPENSES THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO INCURRE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING FOR
THE RELEASEOF THIS
FUNDS AT THE APPROPRIATE QUARTERS AND THE REMAINING 50% WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL
VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE,I SHALL BE SENDING TO YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL
A DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL BE SENDING TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO OUR LATE
CLIENT MR.MOHAMMED KAMAL YASSER AND EVERY OTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL
REQUIRE TO ENABLE
US ACHIEVE 100% SUCCESS IN THIS TRANSACTION IN MY FOLLOW UP CORRESPONDENCE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE AT THIS JUNCTURE THAT THIS BUSINESS
IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS EVERY NECCESSARY REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN
PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT
UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU EXPOSE ME AS YOUR CONTACT PERSON AS THIS WILL SPELL
DOOM FOR THIS
TRANSACTION YOU ARE TO KEEP MY CONTACT IN UTMOST SECRECY TO AUTHENTICATE
YOUR CLAIMS AND
MAKE THINGS LOOK REAL I AM ON GROUND TO SERVE AS YOUR WATCH DOG HOPING TO
DO THIS MUTUALLY
BENEFITTING BUSINESS WITH YOU.
AWAITING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE VIA EMAIL AND THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL PHONE
LINE/FAX LINE
AND HOPING TO EXECUTE THIS MUTUALLY BENEFITTING BUSINESS WITH YOU.PLEASE
FORWARD YOUR
RESPONSE TO MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESSE STATED BELOW.
KIND REGARDS,
MR.FRANK CHANG.
CONFIDENTIAL TEL:+873-762-763-590
CONFIDENTIAL FAX:+873-762-763-591.
PLEASE;LET ME KNOW YOUR RESPONCE
THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL;changmod@mail2world.com
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