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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: "mr abba" <mr.abbajacob1@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr.abba.jacob@caramail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:57:12 +0100
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR
MR.ABBA JACOB.
Manager of Auditting Dept.
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC.
Republic Of Benin.
Phone +229 081 211
Ref:E-mail;Mr.Abba.Jacob@caramail.com
Good Day,
Courtesy of Business opportunity, I take liberty anchored on strong desire
to solicit for your assistance on this mutual beneficial and risk free transaction
with you,which I hope you give urgent attention.
To be precise,I am MR.ABBA JACOB. the Manager of Auditting/Account Exchange
at the Foreign Exchange/Remittance Department of LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC Republic
Of Benin.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$6,524,000.00 (Six
Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Four Thousand United States Dollars)in an
account that belongs to one of our customers who died along with his entire
family aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January,2000.
You can read more about Mr.Morris Thompson and his family's death by clicking
on this
web:http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
Since we got 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 applied for its next of Kin or Relation to the deceased as indicated
in our banking procedure,but unfortunately to no avail,and nobody has come
forward to claim the money (because the mentioned next of kin which is daugther
died as well).
Therefore,upon this discovery I now decide to establish a cordial business
relationship with you,hence my contacting you.
I want you to purportedly present your good self as the next of Kin or relation
of the deceased so that I can prepare documentations and release the funds
(US$6.524 Million)into your account for safety and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is coming for it and again I do not want the funds to go into
the Government's account as "Unclaimed Bill".
The banking law and procedures herein stipulates that any account abandoned
or dormant for a period of some years is subjected to be closed and all money
contained therein will be forfeited to the Government Treasury Account.
The reason for you to present your good self as the next of kin is occassioned
by the fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner.
Mode of sharing after the successful completion of the transfer is as follows,for
the role you will be expected to play in the whole exercise,I have agreed
to give you Fourty (40%) of the total sum, and the remaining 60%shall be
for me.
In support of the issue at hand, you are urged to reply this letter indicating
your readiness and interest to participate in the business.After you reply,you
will be advised on the next step forward.
I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping this business
Top Secret and Confidential,as your interest will be equally protected in
order to achieve and maintain maximum confidentiality.
Hope to hear from you soon as I count on your earliest response
Yours truly,
Mr. Abba Jacob.
Manager of Auditting/Account
Lloyd Tsb Bank,Benin Rep.
Ref:Email:Mr.Abba.Jacob@caramail.com
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