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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 John Mensah Sulikuh." <dr_mennath@z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sulikuh_john@gawab.com
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:22:46 +0400
Subject: anxiously waiting for your prompt reply.....
My Dear,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not met. The message could be strange but real, if you pay some attention
to it. I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your
integrity. Please accept my apologies in bringing this message to you, I
have to say that I have no intention of causing you any pain or harm. My
name is Mr, John mensah Sulikuh, the director in charge of
auditing and accounting section of Bank of Africa
Ivory Coast of west Africa with due respect and
regard.
I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us
at the end of the transaction. During our
investigation and auditing in this bank, my department
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a
deceased person who died on November 16 1997 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.
Although personally, I keep this information secret
within myself and partners to enable the whole plans
and idea be Profitable and successful during the time
of execution. The said amount was us$4M (four million
united states dollars). As it may interest you to
know, based on the information I got through world
business directory on foreign business relations I was
assured your ability and reliability to champion a
business transactions without any problem.
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 in place and directives
and needed information will be relayed 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, 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 a second party
or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also
present a foreign 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.
May I at this point emphasise that this transaction is
100% risk free as I have made arrangements for a
successful deal before contacting you. On smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 20% of the total sum as gratification, while 5%
will be set aside to take care of expenses that may
arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 75% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been advised 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 is in your account and ask us 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 advice us to invest in.
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 on my
confidential Email address above.
Yours sincerely,
Mr John Mensah Sulikuh.
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