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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: "komi usman" <komi2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:32:43 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
FROM THE DESK OF KOMI.
MANEGER BILL AND EXHANGE UNIT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
I AM THE MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
(ADB)HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$20.M DOLLARS (TWENTY
MILLION DOLLAR’S)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER
MR.CHRISTIAN EICH A GERMAN CITIZEN WITH A/C NUMBER 10-45600-201001/ADB/M.WHO
AMONG OTHERS ON BOARD DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY,31 JULY,
2000 IN A PLANE CRASH IN PARIS. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE AND SEE THE DETAILS
OF THE CRASH.,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
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 GUIDELINES AND LAWS OF BURKINA FASO, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVES DIED
ALONG SIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND MY COLLEAGUE 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. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE
STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX YEARS, THE MONEY
WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABEÉ CANNOT STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU
AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT ,10%WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR
EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUE THEREAFTER,WE WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING
TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF
THIS FUND TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
ACCOUNT ,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF
THE DECEASED WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU, SO I WILL
LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION . I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY
ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.KOMI.(ADB)
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