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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: "Wala Ali" <wala_ali_ali@msn.com>
Reply-To: wala_ali1@latinmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:27:12 +0000
Subject: Compliments.......
(TOP SECRET)
FROM DR.WALA ALI.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB BANK),
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
Dear Friend,
I am DR WALA ALI, credit officer of african development Bank
(ADB)OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO in West Africa ,I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.I honestly apologize and hope I do
not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you through this means for a
transaction of this magnitude,but this is due to confidentiality and prompt
access reposed on this medium.
Furthermore,due to this issue on my hands now,it became necesary for me to
seek your assistance, and it is imperative for me to know your opinion on
late Dr. George Brumley,a good customer of our bank,who suddenly died in a
plane crash on Monday, July 21, 2003 with his entire family.Dr. George
Brumley as a known philanthropists to many charitable and humanitarian
organisations,prior to his death, had great intentions to build charitable
homes for the poor and the less privilages in Africa.A vision he had long
ago which made him to save by depositing a hugh sum of $30million us in a
bank here for years. There is no one alive to claim this money since he
had his wife and children perished in the plane crash.Below is the website
of the crash;
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
It is in this regard that i wish that you will coperate with me so that we
will claim the aforementioned amount from the bank who will keep using this
money or at the expiration of some years pushes this money into the bank
coffers as treasure bills should none of his next of kins comes up for the
claim.All i will expect you to do is to pose as his next of kin and forward
an application to the bank asking the bank to transfer the said amount into
your account.If you follow my instructions till the end we will succeed.You
will present your bank account where the bank will transfer this money.I
will fly into your country to take my share as soon as the money hits your
account.Be rest assure that this transaction poses no risk to you as
everything around it is quite legal and 100% riskfree considering the fact
that no other person will ever counter your claim until eternity.
I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that i
will have the confidence and trust to work with you.
As soon as the money is paid into your account it will be shared in the
ratio of 70% for me and 25% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the
course of the transaction because we will make some.Upon your response. I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction.Please send me your confidential
telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Dr WALA ALI.
Please, it is top secret.
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