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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: "Joe Eze" <joeeze@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:33:02 +0000
Subject: ATTN:MY FRIEND,
FROM DR JOE EZE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA,
COTONOU-BENIN REPBLIC.
joe_eze77@yahoo.com
ATTN:MY FRIEND,
MY NAME IS DR JOE EZE, A BANKER BY PROFESSION
AND CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR WITH CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH.
I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN MY SEARCH FOR A
REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM THE
SUM OF UD$15 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED
IN OUR BANK BY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIE
WITH THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ON THE 21ST DAY OF
APRIL 2000 IN A CAR CLASH ALONG NOVESSEL ROAD.
SINCE HIS DEATH NO ONE HAS COME UP AS HIS NEXT OF KIN
AND ALL OUR EFFORTS TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS
IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS PROVE ABORTIVE THAT WAS WHY I
DECIDED TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME
SURNAME OR LAST NAME WITH HIM VIA INTERNET PREFERABLY
SOME ONE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY WITH HIM
WHICH I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES WE NEED
WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS TO PRESENT YOU TO OUR BANK
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED COSTUMER
HE WAS A DRILLING CONTRACTOR WITH SOME
OIL COMPANIES HERE IN WEST AFRICA,BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE
SAME SURNAME/LAST NAME WITH HIM AND HE IS FROM THE
SAME COUNTRY WITH YOU.SO IT WILL BE MORE
ACCEPTABLE AND WISER TO PRESENT YOU THROUGH PAPER
WORK TO THE BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TOTAL FUND.
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS THAT
THE BANK MAY REQUEST FROM YOU AND FOLLOW UP THE
TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR A/C AS AN INSIDER.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I AND MY PARTNERS
HAS BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES ON THIS FUNDS AND HAS PUT
THE ACCOUNT BLIND AND COVERED TO THE PUBLIC BY KEEPING
THE ACCOUNT DORMANT TO ENABLE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUNDS
TO COME THROUGH AND THIS IS THE TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO LOCATE YOU FOR THE PERFECTION OF THE TRANSFER OF
THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK A/C TO BE GIVEN.
AS SOON AS I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL
UPDATE YOU ABOUT THE MODE OF DISBURSEMENT AND WE
WILL ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING IN YOUR
COUNTRY AS A WAY TO OF HELPING YOU PEOPLE WHO
SUPPOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS FUNDS .
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY UPDATING
ME WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION.
YOURS SPECIALLY
DR JOE EZE
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