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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: auma_noman@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:56:06 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?For=20Your=20Urgent=20attention?=
I am Mr. Auma Noman, Bank Official with hallmark bank, Accra, Ghana. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you thus:
One of our foreign customers, a geological consultant/contractor with the
Mobile Exxon Petroleum and Chemical Corp. made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United
States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers that the consultant is dead. He was killed while on a Trade Mission
to the Republic of Cote d'Ivore during the civil war there.
Investigation revealed that his vehicle was ambushed by Boake rebels who
mistook him for a Goverment mercenary. He spent most of his life time here.On
further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless, and I beleive this
might be due to the reasoning that he might have used a fictitous Identity
to open the account.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that the consultant
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$20,000,000.00 is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Financial Laws here, at the expiration of 3 (three) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin to the deceased consultant so that the fruits of this
old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
that will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization
of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favor for the transfer. The money will be paid into your account
for us to share in the ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the branch Bank Manager and account
Officer to the account guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via this private email address
or : auma_noman@yahoo.co.uk
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more classified details
and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Auma Noman.
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