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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: "tito mboweni" <mboweni2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:26:26 +0200
Subject: DR. TITO MBOWENI,
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MR.MBOWENI TITO. I AM THE MANAGER CREDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP REPUBLIC OF SOUTH - AFRICA. (ADBG).
I WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WITH A/C NUMBER 14-255-2004/T.
WHO AMONG OTHERS ON BOARD HAD A PLANE CRASH IN USA IN NOVEMBER 1999.WHICH
ALL ON BOARD PERISH IN THE PLAN CRASH.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER MR CISSE LAMBERT PAUL A BRITISH
BUSINESS
TYCOON WHO OWNED OFFICE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING
OF
THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS SINCE THEN NO BODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE
MONEY
IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR CISSE LAMBERT PAUL ,RELATIVE OR
BROTHRES.THE LATE CISSE LAMBERT PAUL HAS ONLY $24.7 MLLION IN HIS A/C AND
THE
A/C IS CODED.THERE IS NO OTHER PERSON WHO FOR NOW HAS THE CODE TO THIS
DEPOSIT EXCEPT ME AS AN INSIDER.AS IT STANDS NOW.THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT
POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY VERY
SELF.CONSIDERING
MY POSITION IN THE BANK BASED ON THE REASONS THAT NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE
CLAIMS
OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN, I SEEK FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION TO USE YOU AS
THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED TO SEND THIS FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFFSHORE
BANK
A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN YOU AN I.
I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT
SECRET FILE FROM THE SAFE.WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM YOU IS TO APPLY WITH AN
APPLICATION TEXT DEAMANDIND THE RELEASE OF YOUR DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
I WILL LIKE TO FRONT YOUR NAME AS THE BUSNIESS ASSOCIATE AND PARTNER TO MR
CISSE
LAMBERT PAUL.I WILL ONLY CONCLUDE THE DEAL BY FRONTING A FOREIGNER WHOM I
WILL
USE HIS IDENTITY AS THE BUSINESS ASSOCITAE OF THE DECEASED AT THE END IN OUR
CLEARING HOUSE IN LONDON. AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST ME
MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE VAULT OF OUR BANK. NOTE: THE BANKING RULES AND
REGULATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH DEPOSIT TO STAY MORE THAN
THREE
YEARS AS AN EXPERTRIATES A/C ,IF THE DEPOSIT STAYS MORE THAN THREE YEARS THE
FUNDS WILL BE SENT TO THE SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT A/C AS UNCLAIMED
DEPOSIT.IN
VIEW OF THIS UNPRECEDENTED PREDICAMENTS,I SUGGEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND
FULL
CO-OPERATION TO LAY CLAIM FOR THIS DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR CISSE
LAMBERT PAUL .THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS BUSINESS AS YOU WILL BE
EQUIPED
WITH ALL VITAL INFORMATION OF THE DEPOSIT AND THE A/C. YOUR COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN
DOES NOT MATTER,WHAT MATTERS IS YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HAVING ALL NECCESSARY
INFORMATION TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS.
NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES FOR A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN PERFECTED
FROM MY SIDE AND I WILL BE SUPPLYING YOU WITH ALLTHE A/C PARTICULARS AND
NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS TRANSACTION. FINALLY,I
WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN
IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT
REASON,AN INDIGEN CANNOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THIS SUBJECT.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF
15%/85% YOU KEEP 15 WHILE I KEEP 85%. YOU HAVE MERITED THIS PERCENTAGE
BECAUSE
YOU WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED BANK A/C WHERE WE SHALL FINALLY TRANSFER THE
FUNDS
INTO,AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CLAIM OF THE CONSIGNMENT.MY 85% WILL REMAIN IN
YOUR
A/C PENDING MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT
INVESTMENTS.
LASTLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM
YOUR
WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME RETRIVE THIS DEPOSIT,THEN I WILL SEND
TO
YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE OTHER VITAL INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
THIS DEPOSIT.
I ASSURE YOU ONCEMORE OF 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION.EXPECTING TO HEARING
FROM
YOU.GOD BLESS!.
YOURS RESPECTFULLY ,
MR.MBOWENI TITO.
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