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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: "Makata Aliu" <mak_aliu21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mk_aliu1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:57:32 +0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT
MAKATA ALIU
SUPERVISORY MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA(IBA)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
PHONE:00226 76 69 69 83
Dear Sir,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave
your indulgence to introduce myself to you.
I am Mr.Makata Aliu, a supervisory manager at the International bank of
Africa(IBA) Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso. However I got your contact through the
International web directory of the Burkina Faso chamber of commerce and
industry.Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge Amount of
Money Valued USD$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million, five hundred Dollars
Only) that belongs to One of our late Customer MR.Andreas Schranner who died
In a plane crash in 2000.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my Department came
Across the huge sum of money belonging to MR.Andreas Schranner from Germany,
who died along with his wife, MRS.Maria Schranner and Daughter,MS.Andrea
Schranner.So 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.
The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for
five (5) years, it will be forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed
bill.It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon
this discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull
out this dormant fund.In order to avert this negative development.
On behalf of my trusted colleagues we now seek your permission to have you
stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be
released and paid into your account as the beneficiary’s next of kin now
that the bank is still expecting a next of kin or relative of the
deceased,MR.Andreas Schranner.
We could have done this deal alone but because of our position in this
country as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and that would eventually raise an eye brow on our side during the time of
transfer since we still work in this bank, this is the actual reason why we
required a second party or fellow who will assist us forward claims as the
next of kin and also provide either an existing bank account or to set up a
new Bank a/c immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also
serve for this purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to
30% as gratification for your assistance to us, while 5% will be set aside
to take care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the time of
transfer and also for telephone bills, and the remaining 65% will be for me
and my colleagues.
What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin.Bear in
mind that this proposal is 100% risk free. Further Information will be given
to you as soon as I receive your positive response. I suggest you get back
to me as soon as possible stating your interest or call me on phone as the
urgency implies.
Best Regard,
Mr.Makata Aliu
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