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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.BARO" <philipaliu@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: michelinebaro_1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:27:11 +0000
Subject: treat as urgent
From The Desk Of Mr TERFAR OTIS
Coordinator of the northern states Programmes
BOA Bank (ANNEXE)
Dear Sir,
I am Mr Terfar Otis ,Bank personnel of the above mentioned Bank Annexe.I
got your contact from a very confidential source and I wish to maitain this
confidentiality.
Actually,I decided to send you this proposal directly.for your appraisa on
bussiness proposition for you & for our overallmutual interest. I am currently
the coordinator ontechnical cooperation and procurement officer to the Bank
Of African Development and the African fund development Projects/contract
awards.
I need your assurance to help conclude a very good transaction wish i feel
you will be very much interested BUSINESS I am currently in need of a foreign
partner to assist me to be the beneficiary of the total sum of U.S $7.2M
USD seven million two hundred United States dollars.The money was deposited
with BIAO bank in Abidjan by the late Mr Andreas Schranner He died in the
2000 in plane crash with his family. I can not withdraw
this money myself.
So right now, I wish to resign which is must if I secure you affirmative
assurance to be able to front for me as my foreign business partner to act
as the beneficiary of this money.I have already transfer this money from
BIAO to another bank called (BOA)in Burkina faso which is now programmed
for onward transfer to any name which I shall submit to the bank as the beneficiary
of this fund.This isstrictly confidential and only between me and you alone.I
shall send to you the check as soon as I am able to recieve your favourable
response right away.
Please this is not a scam as you may think, just remove doubt.this is real
A bank account in any part of the world,which you will provide to facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me,30% for you
and 10% for expencies .There is no risk at all as my position will do the
paperwork for this transaction as the branch manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.If you are interested, also forward to me your
telephone number and fax number for easy communication.
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY,and
be rest assured that this would be most profitable for both of us becauseI
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.Please reply
me through my private email id :mr_terfar1000@fsmail.net
Awaiting your urgent,or call me on 00226 76 54 34 28
please save me the anxiety of endless
waiting.
Mr Terfar Otis
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