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Fraud email example:
From: "david tom" <d_tom13@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:16:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
SOCIETE GENERALE BANK
B.P 359
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO,
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND,
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM DR TOME KOMI,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.OF SOCIETE GENERALE BANK
HERE IN REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA.
I WAS SIMPLY INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO PICK YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS FROM THE
NUMEROUS LIST WITH A TOGOLAISE BUSINESS CONSULTANT WHO WORKS WITH THE
TOGOLAISE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,ELDER JOH KOFFI AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK-FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME
ACROSS THE SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$14,000,000)ONLY
BELONGING TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NEXT OF
KIN IN THE 5TH NOVEMBER,1997 AEROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN IN WEST AFRICA.
BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT,THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM
ANY PERSON AS THE FUND REMAIN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.
ALTHOUGH,WE KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION TO ENABLE
US PUT CLAIMS AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND
OVERSEAS WHO WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.
INFACT,WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUS WE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE
NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY
RAISE EYE BROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER ,BECAUSE WE ARE
STAFF OF THE BANK.THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS WE CONTACT YOU AS FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR DIRECTIVES AS THE BONAFIDE
NEXT-OF-KIN WITH TOGOLAISE'S COURT AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM TO THE BANK AND ALSO
PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO.
MEANWHILE,ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO
THE DECEASED,TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED
INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND
WILLINGNESS TO BENEFIT YOURSELF FROM THIS GREAT BUSINES OPPORTUNITY.
ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL
SUM AS GRATIFICATION.5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER EXPENSE DURING THE
TRANSACTION,WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS HERE.
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.
I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM
THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.WE THEN COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT
SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND
FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY COUNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TOO.
ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.
I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS
DEAL d_tom113@hotmail.co.uk
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR TOME KOMI
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