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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 ABDOULAHI MUSTAFA" <abdoulahi_mustafa@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdoulahi14@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:33:24 +0100
Subject: ASSALAMALAIKUM
FORM THE DESK OF MR. ABDOULAHI MUSTAFA
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT BANQUE INTERNATIONAL DU
BURKINOUAGADOUGOU , BURKINA FASO
TEL 00226 76-57-32-28
I am the bill and exchange manager of the foreign remittance department of Banque International Du Burkina , I am writing you following the impressive information about you , your capability andreliability to champion this business opportunity .In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US $10.5Million dollars (Ten million five hundred thousand US dolloars)In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his wife and the only daughter in November 2000 in a plane crash .
Since we got information about his death , we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim this money because we can not release it to any person unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as it is indicated in our banking guidelines and laws , unfortunately , we discovered that the only next of kin died alongside with him a plane crash being his only daughter left nobody or relation for claim.
It is therefor upon this discovery that I and other two officials in the bank decided to make this business proposal to you as a foreigner and for you to stand as the next of kin or a relation to deceased person for and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for the claim and we don?t want this money to go into the banks treasury as unclaimed bill , the banking law and guideline ARTICLE Esection BIB/O11 of 1995, stipulates that if such is found in our bank after five (5) years remain unclaimed the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund .
The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned y the fact that the customer is a foreigner , a BurkinabEan not stand as a next of kin to a foreigner.
We agree that 30% of this money will be for your as foreigner partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business , 60% will be for me and my colleagues .
thereafter, I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage as indicated . Therefor,to enable the immediate transfer of this money to your private account .
You have to apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased indicating your bank name , account number , private telephone and fax number for easy communication and location were the money will be remitted .
Upon receipt of your reply , I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of the application , I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and do not entertain any fear as all required arrangement has been made for the transfer .
You should contact me immediately you receive my letter through my telephone or e-mail.Trusting to hear from you .
Yours faithf
MR. ABDOULAHI MUSTAFA
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