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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: "titi mohammed" <ti_mohammed1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:23:52 +0000
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE.
BANK OF AFRICA (ANNEX)
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT,
BP4901 01 OUAGADOUGOU 01,BURKINA-FASO.
Tel:(0226)78864-583
Dear Sir,
I am the Bill and Exchange(assistant) Manager of Bank of Africa
(Annex),OUGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.You will be suprised how i got your
contact,I got it from the internet. In my department I discovered an
abandoned sum of USD$18.2 MILLION US Dollars(EIGHTEEN MILLION,TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customer who died along with his wife and two children in february 1998 in
kenya airways 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 unless somebody applies for it as next of kin
or relation to the deceased as indicated i our banking guidelines but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died
alongside with him in the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I in my department now decided to
make this business proposals to you and release the money to you as next of
kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the
bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. The banking law and guidelines here
stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed after four years, the money
will be forfieted into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of
foreigner in this transaction is necessary because our client was a
foreigner and a BurkinabEcannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I
agree that 30% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, inrespect
to the provision of a foreign account, and 70% would be for me , after
which I shall visit your country for disbursement according to the
percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this
fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank, and send your
account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and
effective communication and location where the money
will be remitted. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or
e-mail the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this transaction is100% hitch-free. As all required arrangement have
been made for the transfer. You should contac me immediately as soon as you
receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.I expect your
urgent reply. Best regards.
MR.TITI MOHAMMED.
BILL AND EXCHANGE (ASSIST.)MANAGER,BANK OF
AFRICA(ANNEX), OUAGADOUGOU,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.WEST AFRICA.
N.B:
I WANT YOU TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN,SO THAT WE CAN
SHARE THE MONEY
Tel:(0226)78864-583.
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