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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: "John B. Alhassan" <jbalhassan1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:08:59 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Dear Friend,
RE:YOUR ASSISTANCE
I am the manager of budget and account at the foreign remittance department
of the BANK OF GHANA. I am writing following the impressive information
about you. I have the assurance that you are capable and reliable enough to
champion an impending transaction.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$9.3m (nine million
and three hundred thousand US dollars), in an account that belonged to one
of our former customers who died along with his entire family on Egypt Air
Flight 990 plane crash of 31st October 1999,
Since we received the information about his death, we have expected his next
of kin to come forward and claim his money, as enshrined in our banking laws
and regulations. So far nobody has come forward, and we cannot release the
funds unless someone applies as the next of kin as stipulated in our
guidelines. Unfortunately, we have discovered that all his supposed next of
kin or relations died alongside with him in the plane crash, and effectively
leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is consequent upon this discovery that other officials and I in my
department decided to make this business proposal to you and release the
money to you as the next of kin or relation of the deceased person, for
safety and subsequent disbursement, since nobody is coming forward for it,
and the money is not reverted into the bank's treasury as unclaimed.
The bank's regulation stipulates that if after five years, such money
remains unclaimed; the money will be reverted to the bank's treasury as
unclaimed fund.
The request for a foreigner as the next of kin in this transaction is
predicated upon the fact that the said customer was a foreign national, and
no citizen of this country can claim to be the next of kin of a foreigner.
We agree that 30% of the total sum we be given to you for your assistance in
facilitating this transaction. My colleagues and I are going to retain 60%
of the total sum, and 10% will be set aside for the expenses that we may
incur in facilitating the remittance.
To enable us effect this remittance, you must first apply as the next of kin
of the deceased. Your application will include your bank co-ordinates, that
is, your bank name, bank address and telex, your bank account. You will
include your private telephone no. and fax no., for easy and effective
communication during this process. My colleagues and I will visit your
country for disbursement according to the agreed ratio, when this
transaction is concluded.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send to you by fax, the text of
the application. I must not fail to bring to your notice the fact that this
transaction is hitch free, and that you should not entertain fear as you are
adequately protected from any form of embarrassment
Do respond to this letter today to enable us proceed with the transaction.
My alternative email address: johnalhassan2@hotmail.com
yours sincerely,
J.B ALHASSAN.
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