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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: "George Okoye" <george_eokoye@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:44:45 +0100
Subject: IS A PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU
Dear sir,
It is a great privilege to write you. I am Barrister George Okoye Esq. an attorney to late Mr.Andreas Schranner (hereinafter referred as "My Client") who was a German property consultant and importer of used cars. In June 1999, Mr Andreas Schranner made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$24.800,000.00(Twenty four million eight hundred United Dollars only) in branch of Barclays Bank of Ghana ltd, in West Africa. It was to our utter surprise that we
heard of his death, wife and children in an AF4590 plane crash in July 2000. See website below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and hitherto, all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relations
in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in his Bank.
This sum of US$24.800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin or business partner to Mr Andreas Schranner so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address, phone and fax numbers so that an attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin or business
partner.
Your role in the transaction is to send an application of claim for the funds to our bank. Then, as top officials of the Bank, I shall work behind-the-scene to make sure that your application is approved by the management of the bank, and the funds transfer to your nominated bank account. I am prepared to offer you a negotiable commission for your assistance. Although, you can name your price if you want as I do not have any problem about that, all I request is your trustworthiness and sincerity in our dealing. Please note that there is no iota of risks at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done legitimately and with my position here in the bank
would ensure a successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please kindly let know.
I look forward to receive your response as soon as possible for urgent action.
Yours truly,
Barrister George Okoye Esq.
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