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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: "John Cletus" <john_cletus201@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:07:37 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.JOHN CLETUS
FROM THE DESK OF MR.JOHN CLETUS
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGA-BURKINA-FASO.
WEST AFRICA.
Dear Sir,
I am Mr., the chief Accountant in charge of Auditing and Accounting unit of
Bank of Africa Ouaga-Burkina-Faso in West Africa. In due respect and
regard,I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in the bank, my department gazetted a
very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased depositor,a foreigner who
died in october 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with the bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development.Although personally, i kept this information veiled within my
partners and i, to enable the whole plans and idea profitable and successful
during the time of execution.The amount involved is USD$14m (fourteen
million united states dollars)
As it may interest you to know,i got your impressive information through an
international business enquiry on internet. I beleive you will be viable and
capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any problem
.Meanwhile the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide
next-of-kin to the deceased,gets the required approval and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives/needed
information,will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself in this great business
opportunity.
In fact,i could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require
a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with
affidavit of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foreign account
where he will need the money to be re-transfered into, on his request as it
may be after due verification and clarification to designated bank account.I
will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may be incurred during the time of transfer such as telephone
bills ets, while 60% will be for me and my partners. Please,you have been
advised to keep top-secret as we are still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm
the money in your account afterwhich we come over to your country for
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and for
further investment,either in your country or any other country that would be
convenient to invest in.All other necessary information would be detailed to
you when I hear from you.I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible
stating your abilities in this deal.
THANKS,
MR JOHN CLETUS.
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