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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: felix koku <felixkoku@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:14:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Inheritance Payment Schedule For Late Mr Francis N:
From:Mr Felix koku
Ecobank Abidjan Cote; D Ivoir,West Africa
Direct Tel/Fax:
Office Email:ecobank007@financier.com
Attn:
With all due regards,My name is Mr felix E.Koku, the manager
credit an foreign bills of Ecobank Abijan Cote D; Iviore [Ecb] . I am writing in respect of foreign customer of my bank with account number :(14-255-2001/Ecb/iv) who perished in a car accident on the 21ist april 2002 alongside with his wife & only child.befor his untimely death ,was a foreign contractor with Shell Bp -Cote D ivoire.
However,since the demise of this our customer I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of USD.$10.5 m, [ ten million five hundred thousand united states dollars]has been with my bank for a very long time .
A public notice has been issued by the Ecobank for his avaliable next of kin to come forward for this inheritance payment,but all to no avail. on this note, i decided to seek for a foriegn investor whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has
come u p to be the next of kin. and the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than four years,becuase after four years the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed However, in my desprate search for urgent assistance,i got your contact information through the Family geollogy guest book considering similarities in your both last names.
Note that The request of the foreigner as a next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Ivoirian, cannot stand as the next of kin to a foreigner.
Bare in mind that a favourable (percentage %) will be offered to you upon reciept of your favourable responce, thereafter upon a successfull transfer of this funds,i will visit your country for final disbursement as i am almost due for retirement .
Therefore to enhance the immediate transfer of this funds to your account, you must apply first to the Ecobank as a relation & next of kin to the diseased indicating your private telephone number, and fax number for easy communication and location where the money will be remitted .
Upon the receipt of your favourable responce,i will send you by fax or e-mail the application and the next step to take . I wil not fail to bring to your notice that this business is 100% hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as the whole required arrangement has been made for the transfer.
your favourable responce to this letter will be highly appreciated.
Yours Truely,
Mr Felix koku
Ecobank Cote ;D ivoire
West Africa.
Direct Tel/Fax:
Office Email:ecobank007@financier.com
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