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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: prosper Ameve <pro95ameve@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 04:20:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn Sister Marianne / I Do Hope To Hear From You Soon.
FROM MR. PROSPER AMEVE,
YOUR CO-OPERATION IN URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
DEAR MARIANNE,
I AM MR. PROSPER AMEVE THE CHAIRMAN OF AUDIT COMMITEE IN THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF INTERNATIONAL BANK LOME-TOGO WEST AFRICA.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1996 AND SINCE 2002 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR VAN WINKLE, A FOREIGNER AND THE MANAGEING DIRECTOR OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE, AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 1998.
NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVLOVED IS US$1.800,000.00( ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND THOUASAND DOLLARS ONLY).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM NOW CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER UNDER A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT MR VAN WINKLE WAS A FOREIGNER.
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS REGARD, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR NOW.
IF YOU ARE THEREFORE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DEAL REPLY URGENLY SO THAT I WILL FURNISH YOU ON WHAT NEXT TO DO FOR THE CLAIM/TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THE TRANSFER AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS APPROVED BY THE BANK, I WILL PROVIDE YOU AN ACCOUNT ON WHERE YOU WILL TRANSFER MY OWN PERCENTAGE IN THE DEAL. I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE TAKEN 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES WHICH BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY.
YOURS TRUELY,
MR. PROSPER AMEVE.
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