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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: "MR PRINCE WENDE" <princewende@postino.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princewende@portugalmail.pt
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:40:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER OF FUND
Dear,
I strongly regret any inconvenience the receipt of this letter may cause you, bearing in mind the nature of its content coming from a person without any referral, but please read and assimilate its content and objectively consider if we can work together.
I am the head of the account department of a Bank in
Lome Togo and I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I
believe would be of interest to you.
This involves a client who shared the same last name with you and had an investment placed under our bank's management years ago, the circumstances surrounding the investment made by this client who died interstate, with no known nominated successor in title over this investment made with the Branch of my bank has made it very difficult to locate anyone who is directly related to the deceased.
With the very strong feeling that no one will ever come forward to claim the funds and the investigation coming to a close after several months, the need for an assistance becomes crucial, as a next of kin to the depositor is earnestly being searched for, I have already developed a foolproof, legal and totally risk free means through which the fund can be released to your nominated bank account within a very short time after due documentation and authentication process.
The strategy is to use my position and influence as the Head of the branch and Personal Account office of the deceased to present you as a next of Kin and beneficiary of the deposit. I want to assure you that I have concluded all local modalities for the successful completion of this within 10 banking days of your agreement to proceed with me as the required assistance is perfected to be 100% risk free.
Please reply with my private email box below and I shall advice you on
what we need to do.
Best regards,
PRINCE WENDE
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