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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: "Mrs. Susan Kone" <skone1970@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: skone19770@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:11:15 +0400
Subject: TREAT URGENT PLS.
FROM THE DESK: MRS. SUSSAN KONE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
ABIDJAN -IVORY COAST
E-MAIL: skone19770@yahoo.fr
ATTN: DIRECTOR.
Dear Sir,
I am Mrs. Sussan Kone the director in
charge of auditing and accounting section
of Bank of Africa Ivory Coast of west Africa
with due respect and regard.
I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in
this bank, my department came across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person
who died on November 16 1997 in a plane crash
and the fund has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the fund
in our custody either from his family or relation
before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I keep this information
secret within myself and partners to enable the
whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful
during the time of execution. The said amount was
us$4M (four million united states dollars). As it
may interest you to know, based on the information
I got through world business directory on foreign
business relations I was assured your ability and
reliability to champion a business transactions
without any problem.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim
over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased, get the required approval and transfer
this money to a foreign account has been put in
place and directives and needed information will
be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist us and also
benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but
because of my position in this country as a civil
servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on
my side during the time of transfer because I work
in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward
claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of
oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account
where he will need the money to be re-transferred into
on his request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank
where the whole money will be remitted from to your
own designation bank account.
May I at this point emphasise that this transaction
is 100% risk free as I have made arrangements for a
successful deal before contacting you. On smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5%
will be set aside to take care of expenses that
may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been advised to keep top secret as
we are still in service and intend to retire from
service after we conclude this deal with you. I
will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank until you confirm the money is in your account
and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either
in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.
All other necessary information will be sent to You
when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me
as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal
on my confidential Email address above.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Sussan Kone.
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