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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: "hamma abubakar" <hazbu04@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:32:38 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL/TREAT AS URGENT
FROM THE DESK OF:MR ABUBAKAR,
BANKOF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
I am Mr. ABUBAKAR. the Director in charge of Auditing section
Bank OF AFRICA(BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Forgive my
indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. AS IT MAY
INTEREST
YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET
SEARCH
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOUBURKINA-FASO.
I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial
to
both ofus.During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of
money belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with
his
wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.The
fund
has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the
fund
n our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development. He
was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank.The said amount is U.S
$12.6, 000.00 dollars(Twelve Millon six Hundred Thousand US
Dollars). I want you to know that I never master minded the death of
the
deceased fellow. Their death was occured Naturally.
Please View this
website:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM
FOR
THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. All the whole
arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to
the
deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as
soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also
benefit
your self to this great busine opportunity.
In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to
operate a
foreign account. This is the actual reason why itwill require a second
party
or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and
also
present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred
into on his request.
Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after
seven
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed
fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot
stand
as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free.
On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 35% of the total
sum
as gratification,while 60% will be for me. AND the rest of the 5% will
be
for
any expenses that we may occur during this transaction. Please you have
been
adviced to
keep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from
service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to your country
for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated
andfurther investment will be discussed. On your acceptance to be my
partner, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE .EMAIL ID
(haz_ab58@yahoo.com )FOR MORE EXPLANATION.
And keep
this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me. I look
forward to
receive your urgent reply.
URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.ABUBAKAR.
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