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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: "malik ali" <malik_00103@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: malik51@mixmail.com
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:36:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION AND CONFIDENCIAL !!!
FROM THE DESK OF DR.MALIK ALIYASHI.
AUDITIN AND ACCOUNTIN MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
Dear Friend,
I am the AUDITIING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in
Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of
USD$14m(fourtheen million united states dollars).in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customer(MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany)who
died along with his entire family in Monday,31 July,2002, in a plane crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unlessn
some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that
all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this
discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and
release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for
safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we
don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.The
banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after fours years, the money will be transfered into the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as
next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as
a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I
will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage
indicated Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you
arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the
deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private
telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location
where in the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send
to you by fax or email the text of application.
I will not fail to bring to your notice this transaction is hitch-free and
that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements
have been made for the transfer.You should contact me immediately as soon as
you receive this letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr.MALIK ALIYASHI.(B.O.A)
MY PRIVATE TEL(00226 76619291.)
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