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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: "MR, JAMES KOFFI" <email_mrjames@techemail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: email_james_koffi@techemail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:52:43 +0300
Subject: MR, JAMES KOFFI
ATTN:SIR/MADAM
MY NAMES ARE MR JAMES KOFFI, I AM THE CREDIT MANAGER IN A BANK HERE IN
GHANA. I AM CONTACTING YOU OF A BUSINESS TRANSFER, OF A HUGE SUM OF
MONEY
FROM A DECEASED ACCOUNT. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS
MAGNITUDE
WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OFF, AND ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE
END OF
THE DAY.
I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION.
PROPOSITION
I AM THE ACCOUNT OFFICER OF A FOREIGNER NAMED GERALD WELSH WHO DIED IN
AN
AIR CRASH ALONG WITH HIS WIFE ON THE 31ST OCTOBER 1999 IN AN EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD. YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS FROM
THE
WEBSITE BELOW.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
SINCE HIS DEATH, NONE OF HIS NEXT-OF-KIN ARE ALIVE TO MAKE CLAIMS FOR
THIS
MONEY AS HIS HEIR; BECAUSE THEY ALL DIED IN THE SAME ACCIDENT (MAY HIS
SOUL
REST IN PEACE. WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS
SOMEONE
APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN
OUR
BANKING GUIDELINES.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS A
NEXT
OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, AS ALL DOCUMENTATIONS WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED
OUT
BY MY ATTORNEY FOR THE FUNDS (US$18,500,000.00) TO BE RELEASED IN YOUR
FAVORS AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE
MONEY
WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILLS AND THE
MONEY
SHARED AMONGST THE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK.
SO IT IS ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED
AS
THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY TO THIS FUNDS RATHER THAN ALLOW THE BANK
DIRECTORS TO SHARE THIS MONEY AMONGST THEM SELVES AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.IT
MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SECURED FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER
OF
MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE DECEASED BENEFICIARIES.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL
BUSINESS ENDEAVOR BY FURNISHING ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IF
YOU ARE
INTERESTED.
1. A BENEFICIARY NAME, IN ORDER FOR ME TO PREPARE THE PAPERPWORK FOR
TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
2. DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.FOR OUR PERSONAL CONTACT.
I WILL BE COMPENSATING YOU WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM ON FINAL
CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE; US$500,000 WILL BE
GIVEN TO
CHARITY FROM YOUR LOCALITY BASED ON YOUR RECOMMENDATION WHILE THE
BALANCE
SHALL BE FOR ME FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. BECAUSE I INTEND TO RETIRE
AFTER
THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY
YOU,
PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU BY
INFORMING
YOU OF THIS TRANSACTION FROM MY BANK AS I WILL ADVISE YOU TO KINDLY
DESIST
FROM RESPONDING AT ALL IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO RENDER ANY ASSISTANCE
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS,
MISTER, JAMES KOFFI
info_koffi_james@techemail.com
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