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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: susan70@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:06:55 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.
ATTN: THE DIRECTOR
DEAR SIR,
I AM MRS susan guei, THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF SOCIETE GENERALE
DEBANQUE DE COTE D?IVOIRE (SGBCI) ABIDJAN COTE
D?IVOIREIN WEST AFRICA.WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS
TRANSACTION
THAT WILL BEVERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US, AT THE END
OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND
AUDITING INTHIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE
SUM OFMONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED
IN JANUARY 2000 IN KENYA AIRLINE IN ABIDJAN.
THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS
BANK WITHOUTANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY
EITHER FROM HISFAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY
TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE BANKING ACT AND REGULATION
MADEPROVISION FOR THE NEXT KIN OF THE DECEASE TO CLAIM
HIS/ HER FUND IN ACCIDENTAL DEATH LIKE PLANE
CRASH.ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY, I KEPT THIS INFORMATION
SECRET WITHIN MYSELF AND PARTNER TO ENABLE THE WHOLE
PLANSAND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DURING THE
TIME OF EXECUTION.
THE SAID AMOUNT IS US$250 MILLION
MEANWHILE, ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT
CLAIM OVERTHIS FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED, GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. ALL
DIRECTIVES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO
YOU ON TRUST ASSOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND
WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US AND ALSO BENEFIT IN THIS GREAT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN FACT I CAN NOT DO THIS DEAL ALONE BECAUSE OF MY
POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT, WE ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT WOULD
EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYEBROW ON MYSIDE, HENCE DURING
THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTOR MY
COLLEAGUES ASKED ME TO LOOK OUT FOR AFOREIGN PARTNER
TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS WITH.IT IS APPARENT THAT I
NEED A FOREIGN PARTNER TO EXECUTE THIS BUSINESS WHO
WILL FILE IN APPLICATION ASNEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED
AND I COLLABORATE DISCREETLY WITH MY POSITION TO HAVE
THE FUND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100% RISK FREE. ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION, YOUR ENTITLEMENT IS 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM
AS GRATIFICATION,WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO
REIMBURSE EXPENSES THATMAY BE INCURRED DURING THE TIME
OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS ETC., WHILE 65%
WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS. PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED
TO KEEP TOP SECRET, AS WE ARESTILL IN SERVICE AND
INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS
DEAL WITH YOU.
I SHALL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS
BANK UNTILTHE FUND CONFIRM INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU
ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT
SHARING OFTHE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY
INDICATEDAND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR
COUNTRY OR ANYCOUNTRY YOU ADVISE US TO INVEST.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
MRS susan guei
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