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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: frank bansn <frankbansn@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:59:46 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION
DIRECTOR, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. BANK OF AFRICA, LOME-TOGO. Dear Friend, My Name is Mr Frank Benson the Director and Chief of Accountant for the Bills and Credits in the Foreign Remittance Department section of BANK OF AFRICA, (B.O.A) Lome-Togo in West Africa. There is one Mr John Brandt who happen to be one of our client but he died last year December in a plane crash which also claimed the life of his only child,Mr Maxwell jnr. Who untill death was the next of kin to the fathers money with Bank of Africa. It is only me that knows the banking information of Mr.Maxwell and I am the only director of the Bank who is aware that Mr Maxwell his son the next of kin to the account is dead. He left at about (US$14 Million) (Fourteen Million Dollars)in his account. At this juncture I want to solicit that you bring an account transfer this US$14 million into the account for us to quietly share it within ourselves without troubles.As an insider in the bank !
here, i
will do the paper work here to proclaim that you are the next of kin to Mr. Maxwell and that you want to transfer the sum into your account abroad as you can not leave the money here wasting. The service of an Attorney will be need to seal everything and to change the data and information in his file so as to enable us transfer it swiftly and this attorney will be the bank accredited attorney,that is how it is done in all bank all over the world mostly on inheritance claim like this,it will make the bank to transfer the money immediately without asking you any questions.On this process it the transaction will take us only 7 working days to transfer the money into your account. He will arrange for the affidavit of support from Ministry of Justice claiming that you are the right beneficiary of this fund. Do send your Bank particulars and your personal phone number immediately. I and my colleague will give you 30% of the total sum of the US14 million for assisting us.While 10%!
of the
fund will be set aside to take care of expences, that is after we must have financed the transaction to success, we must not share this money intil we settle everybody's expences, that is little monies spent by you and i during the process like telphone bills, fax and so on. The transaction is 100% risk free.Be very sure it is true no risk involved.This transaction will go normal banking transfer process, there is no forgery of any kind.Its just like you claiming boldly your father's, sister,brother,uncle or nephew's money that you are entitled to.So let me have your fully suport to work with me on this,as to give you full detailed information about the transaction. Yours Faithfully, Mr Frank Benson. You can as well give me your telephone numbers incase i like to call you.
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