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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: "ibrahim tuoko" <ibrahimtuko1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 11:30:23 +0000
Subject: Private,Your Attention Needed Urgently.
FROM : MR IBRAHIM TUKO
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
TOGO S.A 13 RUE DU COMMERCE
BP.346 LOME -TOGO WEST AFRICA.
Attention:
Dear Friend,
I AM MR IBRAHIM TUKO, THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT, FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLEASE REPLY TO THIS BOX
(ibrahimtuko56@yahoo.com) I am writing following the impressive information
about your profile through the website your capability and reliability to
champion this opportunity.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of (20.5million US
dollars). belonging Mr John Bowman who died in an air crash along with his
wife on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other
passengers on board,Since we got this information about his death, we have
been expecting his next of Kin to come over and claim his money because we
can not release it unless somebody applies for it as next of Kin or relation
to the deceased as indicated in our banking and financial policies but
unfortunately we learnt that his supposed next of kin or relation died
along side with him in the accident leaving no body behind to claim the
money.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my
department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the
money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don t want this
money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed bills.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after long period,the money will be transferred into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed fund.The request for a foreigner as next of kin in
this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner
and an indegine cannot stand as next of kin to the deceased family.
We agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account,10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during this transaction and 50 % would be for me and my
colleagues. Thereafter I and my colleagues will visit your country for
disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
you must apply first to the Bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating your private, telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and location where the money will be remmitted.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of
the application you will send to the bank immediately.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is 100% hitch
free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the smooth transfer of this funds.You should
contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
I decided to contact you as you have products of interest in your part of
the world where we can invest our own percentage to avoid peoples awareness
as we are civil servants. We can conclude this operation within ten banking
days.
Please keep this very confidential and foward to me in your response the
following.
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
May God be with you. Trusting to hear from you shortly. Peace and love
always.
Best regards
MR IBRAHIM TUKO
[adb]
E-MAIL:ibrahimtuko56@yahoo.com
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