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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: "BROWN EGO" <brown_ego1@msn.com>
Reply-To: brown_ego@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:20:59 +0000
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND,
DEAR GOOD FRIEND,
I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION OF MY PROPOSAL,I AM MR
BROWN,A SENIOR STAFF OF A BANK IN AFRICA.I WILL GIVE YOU THE NAME OF MY BANK
AND OTHER INFORMATION IF I RECEIVE A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM YOU.FOR SECURITY
REASONS,I CANNOT DISCLOSE MY FULL IDENTITY TO YOU NOW UNTIL I AM SURE OF
YOUR CO-OPERATON.I CAME ACCROSS YOUR PROFILE IN MY PERSONAL SEARCH FOR A
TRUSTWORTHY FELLOW WITH WHOM ONE CAN DO BUSINESS.
I WORK IN THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT WHERE I SERVE AS ACCOUNT OFFICER TO
NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS.ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS WITH WHOM I WORKED AS HIS ACCOUNT
OFFICER HAS THIS SECRET ABOUT THE SOURCE OF HIS FUNDS AND CONFIDES IN ME TO
HELP HIM.I WILL BRIEF YOU ONCE I AM SURE ABOUT YOU,O.K?
BECAUSE THIS MAN WAS GOOD TO ME,I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO TRAVL TO HIS
COUNTRY LAST MONTH,TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE ANY OF HIS CLOSE RELATIVES.I
WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,HIS NAME IS VINCENT ARAP MOI OF
KENYA.FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT THESE LINKS:
(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm
(2) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3025878.stm
I SPONSORED THIS TRIP ON MY OWN (DURING MY ANUAL LEAVE) AND NOBODY IN THE
BANK KNEW I WAS UNDERTAKING THE JOURNEY SO I DID NOT PRESENT ANY OFFICIAL
REPORT OF MY FINDINGS.
NOW,THERE ARE TWO THINGS I COULD DO WITH REGARDS TO THE DEAD MANS
MONEY.THESE ARE:
FIRSTLY:AS HIS SONS ACCOUNT OFFICER,I COULD FOMALLY NOTIFY THE BANK
AUTHORITIES THAT THE MAN HIS DEAD AND HAS NO NEXT-OF-KIN.IN THIS CASE,THE
MONEY WOULD BE FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFTER SOME TME.AS A MATTER OF
FACT,THIS IS THE PROPER THING TO DO.
SECONDLY:I CAN ARRANGE FOR SOMEONE ELSE,A FOREIGNER,TO ACT AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE MAN SO THAT HE (THE FOREINGER) WILL CLAIM THE
MONEY.ONE IS COMPELLED TO RESORT TO THIS RATHER DESPERATE MOVE WHEN ONE
ROUTINELY WITNESSES THE WAYS AND MEANS HIGHLY PLACED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
EMBEZZLE THIS FUNDS.NOW THAT I AM PLACED IN A POSITION TO DO SAME,I SEE NO
REASON WHY I CANNOT MAKE THE MOST OF IT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ACT AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE DEAD MAN AND THE WHOLE
MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT WILL BE TANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.AS THE ACCOUNT
OFFICER TO THE LATE MAN'S SON,I HAVE ALL THE NECESARY INFORMATION YOU WILL
REQUIRE TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT.
THE TOTAL MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT IS US$50M(FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS).YOUR SHARE WILL BE 20%(WHICH IS US$10M) AND ENY EXPENSES YOU MIGHT
INCURE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR SHARE.
REACH ME IMMEDIATELY BY MAIL SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS
AND DETAILS.ALSO PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) TO REACH
YOU AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE A GOOD OFFSHOE ACCOUNT THAT CAN ACCOMODATE
THIS SUM OF MONEY?
YOURS TRULY,
O.C BROWN MR.
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