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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: saliu_ahmed1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:40:55 +0100
Subject: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US
From:Mr.Saliu Ahmed.
International bank of Africa.
Ougadougou,Burkina-Faso.
West Africa.
(TOP SECRET)
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Saliu Ahmed, the director in charge of auditing andaccounting section
of International Bank Of Africa(IBA)Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa
with due respect and regard.
I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that willbe very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.Icame across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceasedperson who died on October 31st
1999 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. The said amount was
U.S$12.2M (Twelve million two hundred thousand United States dollars). As
it may interest you to know,Igot your impressive information through the
Burkina-faso chamberof commerce on foreign business relations here in OuagadougouBurkina-faso.
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 inplacand directives and needed
information will bere layed 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(A Banker),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 asecond party or fellow who will forward claims as the
next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present
aforeign 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.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as grat ification, 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 adviced
to keep "topsecret" as I am 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 in your account and ask me
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 may even advice. All other necessary vital information
will be sent to you when I hear from you.I look forward to receive your
e-mail urgently in other for us to start the transaction with out delay.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Saliu Ahmed
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