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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: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 19:30:03 +0100
Subject: KIND ASSISTANCE
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.
{basseyini@netscape.net}
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