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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: "Bussiness Investment" <odanta@odanta.org>
Reply-To: agabah007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:32:15 +0000
Subject: good day
FROM THE DESK OF
MR MAXI LULU
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ABSA BANK OFSOUTH AFRICA
HARFIELD-PRETORIA
ATTN:THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O
My name is MR MAXI LULU the Executive Director of ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA. I
am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with account number
-908-14-255-114 whose name is Cho, Kwiyoung(Mr.), an American citizen who
died in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers
onboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view this web site
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list
Since the demise of this customer, I personally has 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 US$15.5M (fifteen Million Five Hundred Thoudsand
United States Dollars) which has been with our branch 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 as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here
does not allow such money to stay more than eight years, because the money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.
In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when I was making
a research on a foreigner I will use in this great opportunity. For your
assistant
I am willing give you 30% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which
you will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this
processing of this claim.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the
smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction
will be complited within five banking days of recieving your response, after
you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased.
When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail or
call me signifying your decision. Please include your private
Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication on my personal
Yours Sincerely,
MR MAXI LULU
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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