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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: "Michel King" <info@michelking.com>
Reply-To: info_michelking01@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:22:38 +0000
Subject: FROM DR MICHEL KING
FROM DR MICHEL KING
THE AUDITOR GENERAL
OF BANK OF AFRICA
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA.
Dear,
I am the Auditor General of a bank in Africa,during the course of our
auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in
1990 and since 1993 till now nobody has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records,I discovered that the
owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and
if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Phillip Morris, a foreigner, and a sailor.
he died since 1993 and uptill now no other person knows about this account
or any thing concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that Phillip Morris until his death was
the manager Morris Coy.(pty). SA.
We will start the first transfer with Six million (USD6,000,000,00) after
and upon the successful transaction without any disappoint from your side,
we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with
instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this
business.
I need your strong assurance that you will never,never let me down.
With my influence and the position of the bank official, we can transfer
this money to any foreigner's with reliable account which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival
in your country for sharing. I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund
in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate
clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution.Due to my position in this country as a civil servants, i am not
allowed to operate a foreign account.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses of both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring.Kindly give me your
complete informations by given me your address,telephone and fax number and
your account number where you like the money to be transfered.
I wait anxiously for your reply.
Sincerely
Dr.Michel King
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