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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: "morris yaka" <morris_yaka@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:14:48 +0000
Subject: RERLY URGENT
FROM THE DESK OF MR. MORRIS YAKA
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
Dear friend
I am the manager of bill and exchange at the Foriegn Remittance Department
of BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of
US$15M (fifteen million US dolloars) in an account that belongs to one of
our foriegn customer who died along with his entire family in a plane crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless
some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidlines and laws but unfortunately we learnt that
all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to make
this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of
kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank
treasury as unclaimed bill because the banking law states that, if such fund
remain unclaimed for a year and two months then, the fund will be transfer
into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. I agree that 30% of this money
will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a
foriegn account, and 60% would be for me,while 10% will be for expenses (if
there is any) There after I will visit your country for disbursement
according to the percentage indicated. Therefore, to enable the immediate
transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank
as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your
bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and
effective communication and location wherein the money will be remitted.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text
of the application to fill and send to the bank. I will not fail to bring to
your notice that this transaction is free risk and you should keep this
transaction (TOP SECRET) and do not let the bank notice that, I contacted
you to claim this fund but I will be giving you all information from the
bank until the fund is transfered into your account. This transaction will
only take us 14 banking days because as a banker, I know what to do and move
the fund into your account without any delay. You should not entertain any
atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
You should contact me as soon as you receive this letter.
Yours faithfully.
morris.
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