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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: phillipmakoto@unionplus.net
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:10:25 +0200
Subject: From Phillip Makoto
Private/Confidential
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Dear Partner,
Request for Confidential business Relationship.
My name is Mr. Phillip Makoto the manager, Credit and Foreign bills of ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA. I am
writing in respect of a foreign customer with my bank (Amalgamated Bank of Africa) whose name is
Chung, Timothy (Mr.), an American citizen who died in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with
the whole passengers onboard on August 6,1997.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam passenger list
Since the demise of this customer, personally I have been watching with keen interest to see the next of
kin but till date all my effort has proved abortive as no one has come to claim this fund of US$46.5M
(Forty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom to apply for this fund as the Next of Kin to the deceased as no
one has come up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than
Ten years, because the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund at the end of the
year 2006.
In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when I was making a research for a trustworthy
foreigner that can assist in this great opportunity. My proposal is that after you receive the funds,
it would be shared as follows: (1) 15% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in
facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 85% belongs to me and two colleagues. You will be free
to take out your commission immediately after the money hits your country. Since our objective is
to invest the money in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help us with advices
and direction on investing into profitable ventures in your country.
Please be informed that this business is hitch free and you should not entertain any fear as all modalities
for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction will be completed within
five banking days after you apply to the bank as the Next of Kin to the deceased. And after the application
has been granted and fund is ready for payment you can verify with the (Payment and Verification Department
of the International Remittance) the status of the Account telephonically before the fund is transferred.
I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to us or yourself. Please, give me
your response immediately with below telephone numbers otherwise through the below email address:
phillipmakoto@netscape.net
Yours Truly,
Mr. Phillip Makoto
Tel: +27 76 819 7897
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