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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Kim Adnan" <kimadnan2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kimadnan@Box.az
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:35:10 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
KIM ADNAN,
Accra Ghana
West Africa
Email:kimadnan@Box.az
DEAREST,
MY NAME IS MR KIM ADNAN, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS IN GHANA .I
AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(MR.JAMES PETERSON
HYDE)WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990]WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD SINCE THE DEMISE OF JAMES HYDE, I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL
HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $39M,
[THIRTYNIN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A
VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE D! OES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO
STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED
BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR
NAME/COMPANY COULD BEUSED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF
THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT
THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A GHANAIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXTn
OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF
ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER
AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL WANT YOU TO
SEND THE FOLLOWING TO MY PERSONAL ! EMAIL ADDRESS:kimadnan@Box.az
1.TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER FOR E ASY COMMUNICATION
2.YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
I WILL INTURN SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH
YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL:kimadnan@Box.az
THANKS.
KIM ADNAN
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