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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: Alfred Kojo <alfred_ko2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 04:11:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Alfred
Dear Friend!!!
I am writing you with trust and confidentiality, I am Mr.Alfred Kojo, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of bank here in Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died in a ghastly car accident along Nouvissi express Road, Lome-Togo and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was U.S $15M (Fifteen million United States dollars). As it may interest you to know.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approvaland transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners.
Feel free to ask any question you consider necessary.the confidentiality in this transaction can be over emphasized as I trust and believe that you will oblige me the security and attention it demands , please treat this transaction with absolute confidenciality.
I look forward to receive your response.
Thank you very much.
Yours Truly,
Alfred Kojo
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