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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "INI BASSEY" <basseyin@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: basseyini@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:47:42 +0100
Subject: KIND ASSISTANCE
DEAR SIR,
I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER MEET BEFORE .
I AM MR. INI BASSEY, THE SON OF LATE TUNDE BASSEY .I AM
TWENTY YEARS OLD .MY FATHER AND MOTHER DIED IN A PLANE
CRASH WITH KENYA AIRWAYS IN JANUARY 2000 IN THE IVORY COAST WHEN HE
WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP AS A GOLD MERCHANT. SINCE HIS DEATH
MY FATHER BROTHER HAS CONFISCATED ALL MY FATHER PROPERTIES
LEAVING ME AND MY TWO SISTERS IN POVERTY.WE FIND IT
DIFFICULT TO FEED.HOPE CAME BACK TO US , WHEN I GOT
INFORMATION FROM MY FATHER FOREIGN BANK OUTSIDE
THE SHORE OF MY COUNTRY INFORMING ME OF MY FATHER MONEY IN
THEIR BANK WHICH IS AMOUNTING TO US$6,500,000:00 MILLION
US DOLLARS{SIX MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS}DUE IN
THEIR BANK.THE BANK THREATENS TO DECLARE THE MONEY
UNSERVICEABLE IF IT IS NOT CLAIMED IMMEDIATELY.
THOUGH,MY FATHER TOLD ME ABOUT THE MONEY BEFORE HE
DIED,AND I AM FULLY AWARE OF THE MONEY.FOR THE FACT THAT I
CAN NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVED THE MONEY TO MYSELF BECAUSE
OF MY AGE ,AND FOR THE FEAR OF MY UNCLE I AM SOLICITING
YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TO RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT I
WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MEET YOU AND TAKE THE
MONEY TO MAKE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. ALL I AM BEGGING YOU IS YOUR
TRUST,HONESTY TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS AND KEEP
IT SAFE FOR ME AND MY TWO SISTERS. YOUR SHARE WILL BE 40% OF THE FUNDS
WHILE YOU WILL KEEP 60% FOR ME AND MY TWO SISTERS. TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT, I WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A LETTER OF
AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT ME AS THE BENEFICIARY, AND GIVE YOU
MY FATHER DEATH CERTIFICATE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE BANK TO
TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. NOTE.THAT TRUST, HONESTY
CONFIDENTIALITY AT YOUR SIDE IS HIGHLY NEEDED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY
TO SCAMP OR RUN AWAY WITH HE MONEY WHICH IS MY LAST HOPE AND LIFE LINE FOR
THE FUTURE OF ME AND MY SISTERS. EMAIL ME YOUR FULL NAMES, TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU..
SINCERELY,
INI BASSEY
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