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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: "ibrahim wata" <ibrahim_wata900@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:04:57 +0000
Subject: Details of the transaction/call me
Dear Tom ,
I received your mail and i thank you for your urgent responds as well as
your interest to champoin this transaction,though i am sorry for late reply
,because i was out to another city for bankers meeting,which i came back
this morning .Listern my good friend,i am too old to be young,i am a family
man with kids and i dont think a whole family man like me will be playing
joke such as this.Been known is for my betterment as well as my families.As
you also know any business without trust,is just like a building without
foundation.
I am happy to share this transaction with you ,but you must keep
everything as top secret and very confidentiall. The deceased account holder
with our bank was Mr Abdul Sudana a canadian national who nationalised here
in Burkina Faso for (16)years. He held account number ADB/0036101101 with
our bank . he died in the 2000 ;A D C plane crash with his family .Since
his death ,this account has been dormant and no body has applied to our
bank for the release of this money to him or her as the next of kin .
As the bill and exchange manager of this bank, i have studied this
transaction very carefully and i have noted that there is no risk involved.I
am here to protect all your intrests in this transaction until this money
hits your account.
My advise to you is to arrange for a receivng bank account into which our
bank shall transfer this money in your favour as next of kin and you have
noting to fear since i am here ,i shall be giving you all the developmental
informations from the bank as soon as the transaction comence. As soon as
you reply this mail, i shall send you an application which you re type and
fax to our foreign remmittance director so that within (7 working days this
money shall be transfered in to your nominated bank account.Please my good
friend,i am sorry,i can only understand english very well and i will advise
you to be communicating through english,i will understand.
Sir, i know that you will not disapoint me when this money enter into your
account, i have all my hope in this transaction because i shall soon go on
retirement, i am a simple banker whose credibility is still intact and with
my maturity and understanding , I promise to give the best co-operation. We
must hurry up with this transaction so that our bank and government shall
not claim and inherit this money because it have over stayed, please reply
immediately. and call me on my direct line 00226-78-83-37-95 for more
directions.
Best Regard.
Dr. Ibrahim
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