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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: "bank manager" <bank_manager@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:22:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Top secrete !!!
FROM THE DESK OF{MR.AMEN}TOP SECRETE !!!
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.BOA{BANK OF AFRICA}
{OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO}URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!,IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE AND BUSINESS CO-OPERATION.I KNOW THE CONTACT OF THIS LETTER MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO YOU.
BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY WORD OF IT IS TRUE.EVEN THOUGH WE HARDLY KNOW EACH OTHER I BELIEVE YOU CAN HELP ME,MEANWHILE,I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE WORLD BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK OF{B.O.A}IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF{$15M US DOLLARS}{FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS}IN ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY,I GOT THE TRAGIC NEWS ON MONDAY 31 JULY,2000,13:22 GMT 14:22 UK}
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY,CAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT,UNFORTUNATELY WE LENT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM,IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY,THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS TO A FOREIGN PARTNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE,NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER{FIVE YEARS}THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERS 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 TO A FOREIGNER{50%}OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNERS RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND{45%}WOULD BE FOR ME,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES,THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND,YOU ARE TO ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING,YOUR BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED OR TRANSFER.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL,THE TEXT APPLICATION OF CLAIM,WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK,AFTER GIVEN YOU MORE EXPLANATION OF THIS TRANSACTION,AND I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING YOU NOTICE THAT,THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE BELOW SITE AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FAMILY!
HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER,AND HERE IS MY DIRECT CONTACT { 226}-76014424.
REGARD
{MR.AMEN}
{TREAT WITH ALMOST CONFIDENCE}
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.BOA{BANK OF AFRICA}
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