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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: anelkah komeh <anelkahkomeh33@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:19:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INQUIRY.............
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.ANELKAH KOMEH
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
SECTION OF ECOBANK LOME -TOGO.
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,
COMPLIMENTS.I AM MR.ANELKAH KOMEH ,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF ECOBANK LOME ANNEX IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS,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 AUDTING IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED COSTOMER OF THIS BANK(Effat Mansour, Irvine California)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER Eco100144986-00 WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF,EFFAT MANSOUR,I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $12M,[TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS,BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVNCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLAISE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 15(PERCENT) OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,WHILE 5% (PERCENT)WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT. THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO EFFECT THIS TRANSFER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY. I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFTED APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERF!
ECTED FOR
THE TRANSFER AS IT CAME. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ON THIS ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS AQUIRED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR ITS CONFIDENTIALITY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER (anelkahkomeh33@yahoo.com). HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AT EARLIER DATE.
KIND REGARDS
MR.ANELKAH KOMEH.
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