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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: MR JONES MICHEAL <mich_jones2@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:55:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Friend
DIRECTOR AUDIT AND
ACCOUNT SECTION
B.C.D.G.A BANK
LOME REP DU TOGO
WEST AFRICA
TEL/ 00 228 9308281
HELLO DEAR
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,HOPE EVERYBODY IS FINE
BOTH YOUR BUSINESS,I AM MR JONES MICHEAL THE
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION
OF THE ABOVE BANK IN LOME TOGO.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION I GOT
ABOUT YOU WHICH SHOWS THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE AND
DEPENDABLE,AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION CAN
ONLY COME WITH A HELP OF A FORIEGN PARTNER LIKE
YOU SINCE WE CAN NOT OPERATE FORRIEGN ACCOUNTS.
THE MAJOR REASON OF CONTACTING YOU IS DURING OUR
INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK,
MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON MR.JOHN S. CREEK
WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 1ST 1999 IN A PLANE CRASH EGYPT
AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 AND THE COMFIRMABLE FROM
THE
weB(www.cnn.com/us/911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html)
AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT AND AFTER
SOME TIME THE BANK MAY CONVERT TO THE SECURITY FUNDS
OF
THE BANK AS IT IS WITH THE ALLIED MATTERS OF THE BANK.
NOW WE ARE NEEDING YOU AS TO SUPPLY ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION THAT WILL QUALIFY YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN
FROM OUR OFFICIAL FILE HERE OF WHICH WE WILL GUIDE YOU
AND SUPPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WILL
PRESENT TO THE BANK THAT WILL QUALIFY YOU AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON THEN THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERED TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PRESENT
THEN WE WILL GO INTO AGREEMENT WITH US AFTER WHICH TWO
PEOPLE UPON COFIRMATION OF THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT
WOULD BE WITH YOU FOR ONWARD SHARING ACCOPRDING TO
PERCENTAGE THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED.
WE ARE STILL WORKING IN THIS BANK THAT IS WHY WE WANT
TO LOOK FOR A FORIEGN PATNER AND WITH OUR ASSISTANCE
EVERYTHING WILL GO SMOOTH. THE SAID AMOUNT IS
(U.S$15.5MILLION) UNITED STATES DOLLARS
NOTE THAT THIS MONEY WE CAN TRANSFER IT IN THREE BADGE
AS TO AVOID OVER TAXATION. WE WILL BE MONITORING THE
WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM
THE
MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.BE INFORM THAT THIS DOES NOT
POSE ANY RISK ON YOU BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY INSTRUCT
THE BANK THE WAY WE WILL GUIDE YOU.
PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP 'TOP SECRET' AS
WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM
SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. WE
SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING
YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL.
BASED ON THIS WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE 5% MAPPED OUT FOR
SETTLING OF ANY EXPENSIS WHILE 75% FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES. THERE IS OPEN ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION ON
PERCENTAGE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT ON THIS DEAL.AND YOU
ARE
ADVISE TO FURNISH US WITH YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR
EASY COMMUNICATION. AND CALL ME ON PHONE AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS MAIL
SINCERELY.
MR JONES MICHEAL
PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL( mich_jones1@yahoo.co.in)
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