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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: "Dr Halloma Musa" <dr_halloma001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_halloma01@fastermail.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:16:12 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM DR.HALLOMA MUSA.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
Alternative email:-(dr_halloma01@fastermail.com)
CONTACT TELEPHONE/ 00226 70 18 58 03.
Hello Dear,
I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner and I
want you to bear in mind that this is not a hoax mail But I respectfully
insist you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic it will open door for
unimaginable financial reward for both of us.
I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department
in Chase Security & Trust Company. In my department we discovered an
abandoned sum of US $15m dollars (FIFTEEN MILLION)in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customer,known as MR.ARTHUR GENE BILLINGS Who died
along with his entire family in October 1999 in plane crash with Egyptian
airline.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless
somebody applies for it as next of kin or
relation to the decease as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died
along side with him at the plane clash
leaving no body behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery
that I and other officials in my department now decided to make this
business proposal to you and release the money to you
as the next of kin or relation to the decease 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 guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after Six years, the money will be transferred into the bank
treasure as unclaimed fund. The request of a
foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the
customer was a foreigner and a BURKINA FASO cannot stand as next of kin to a
foreigner.
We agree that 35% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account, 5% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during the business and 60% will be for me and my
colleagues. There after my colleagues and I will visit your country for
disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Contact me immediately indicating your willingness and also give your direct
and confidential fax and phone numbers for the effective communication that
this transaction requires.I will furnish you with
the procedure and also enlighten you on how the funds will be transfer
to you.
I will also require your advice in the areas of investment as I plan to
establish a business venture with you in your country with my share.Please
reach immediately on this my Private tel No: 00226 70 18 58 03 or this
private email: dr_halloma01@fastermail.com
Remember that a business of this nature needs to be kept confidential.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr halloma Musa
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