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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: "selom larry" <selom_1233@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:52:29 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT ME
FROM DR SELOM LARRY.
ECO BANK LOME TOGO
LOME - TOGO.
ATTN:
COMPLIMENTS.I AM DR SELOM LARRY,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF ECO BANK LOME
TOGO ANNEX IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND
REGARDS,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 AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED COSTOMER OF THIS BANK(MR GENE
BILLINGS OF AMERICA)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER
ECO100144986-00 WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31
OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER
PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF
THROUGH THIS WED
SI(www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html).
SIR,SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR BILLINGS,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 USD15M,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL
BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO
PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE
BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY
MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEARSTHE MONEY
WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED
BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY
COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVNCED
IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO THIS CLAIM.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 TOGOLESE
CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN
ACCOUNT,WHILE 5% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSIS THAT MIGHT
BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER
AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT. THEREFORE TO
ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR
ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED INDICATING YOUR
BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND
LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR
E-MAIL A DRAFTAPPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND
TO THE BANK AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL
TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH
FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE
WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE
TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY
ON MY PRIVATE LINE PURPOSELY AQUIRED FOR THIS BUSINESS
FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THISLETTER.HOPEING TO HEAR FROM YOU. REMAIN BLESSED,
DR SELOM LARRY
ECO BANK LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA
TEL:+ 228 922 13 44.
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