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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: "Sampas Haka" <samaccountant@msn.com>
Reply-To: d_accountant5@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:49:13 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY PERSONAL. CALL ME: 00229-97-687465
FROM SAMPAS HAKA
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,
COTONOU- REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
TEL. 00229-97-687465.
STRICTLY PERSONAL
This mail may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you
have not met before and due to high volume of Spam mails that go around the
world through internet means - but I have no other choice than to send it
to you through this means. Therefore, I will appreciate it if you honor it
and give me all your full co operation though I appologise if it might
offend you without your prior consent.
I am seeking your assistance in this transaction which i propose with my
free mind and as a person of integrity. It is about a business man who died
along with his family in 1999 in a plane crash, in an Egyptian airline (
Egypt - Air) 990 - with other passengers on board.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
During our auditing and investigations in this bank, my department came
across the sum of SIXTEEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (US$16,500,000.00)only belonging to him.
Before my discovery of this development, there was no trace of claim from
any person as the fund remains dormant in his account with this bank.I have
kept this information secret whitin my jurisdiction to enable me put claim
and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy friend overseas whom i
shall indirectly present to the bank as the bonafide next-of-kin to the
deceased for a profitable and successful transaction - because after Six
years the money will be called back to the bank's treasury account as
unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So
it is on this note i decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the
next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank directors
to share this money amongst them at the end of the year.
Meanwhile, all the arrangments to put claim as the bonafide next-of-kin to
the deceased - getting the required approval and transfer of this money to a
foreign account has been put in place.
The directives and the needed information will be relayed to you as soon as
you indicate your interest and willingness. Infact, I could have done this
alone but because as civil servants - we are not legally allowed to operate
foreign account as it might eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during
the time of transfer because i am a staff of the bank.
These are the actual reasons why it requires a second-fellow who will
forward claim as the bonafide next-of-kin, and also present a foreign bank
account, existing account or set up a new account where the money will be
transfered into.
On conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25% of the total
sum, 5% will be for contingency or be used to reinburse expenses that might
arise from telephone bills during the course of this transaction, while 70%
will be for me and my colleague though he will be silent during the process
of the transaction.
Please, you have been advised to keep top secret as i'm still in service and
intend to retire from service after the transfer.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account, I then come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to the percentages indicated above, and for
investment in any country you may advise.
All other necessary information will be sent to you when i receive your
email response Or a telephone call on: 00229-97-687465. Reply me with your
telephone numbers for easier communication
Expecting your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Sampas Haka
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