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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: "Hassan Jallo." <hassanjallo1@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hassanjallo@walla.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:35:17 +0000
Subject: Attention.
I am Mr. Hassan Jallo, Bank Manager of one of the prime Bank here in
Senegal. I have urgent and very confidential businessproposition for you.
On November 6, 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Gambian
Solid Minerals Corporation, Lawrence Smith made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty
Million Dollars) in our Bank here in Senegal branch. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his contract
employers,
the Gambian Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Lawrence Smith died from an
automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Lawrence
Smith did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$20,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it.
According to Laws of Republic of Senegal, at the expiration of 6 (six)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegal Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. Lawrence Smith so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ
the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to
obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favor for the transfer. I will advise you later on the type of Bank account
you will open for this transaction in any part of the world to facilitate the
transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary / next of kin. The money will
be paid into the account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for
you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via the email address bellow. Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and
fax numbers for easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via this email address:
hassanjallo@walla.com
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Hassan Jallo
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