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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: "Lamine Usman" <lamine_usman@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:09:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
FROM THE DESK OF MR.LAMINE USMAN.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE AND EXCHANGE.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE AND EXCHANGE DEPT AT
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A). BURKINA- FASO,WEST AFRICA.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER AN ABANDONED SUM OF USD$10.5M DOLLARS
TEN MILLION FIVE HOUNDRE THOUSAND US DOLLAR).IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS
TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMI
LY IN A CONCORD PLANE CRASH THE YEAR 2000 AT PARIS THAT ALMOST TOOK THE
WHOLE LIFE OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING
IS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE THE BANK CANNOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO
THE DECEASED AS INDICATING IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY
WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION THAT KNOWNS A=
BOUT THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH
LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UNPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER STAFF IN MY
DEPARTMENT NOW DECEIED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNES PROPOSAL TOYOU AND FOR THE
MONEY BE RELEASE TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED
, SINCE NOBODY WILL EVER COME FOR IT. WE DONOT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO IN
TO THE TREASURY OF THE BANK AS UNCLAIMED BILL OR FUND.
THE BANK LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TR
EASURY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION IS OCCASION
ED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT
STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
IN SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT OF THE MONEY,WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY
WILL BE FOR YOU INRESPECT OF THE PROVISION YOU MADE BY STANDING IN THE
CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING
THE TRASACTION ON TAXES THAT WILL ARISE AND 60%WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES.
AS SOON AS THE MONEY HIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COU
NTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE.
TO MAKE THE CLAIM, YOU WILL FIRST OF ALL APPLY TO THE BANK BY SENDING A
TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH I WILL SEND TO YOU FOR YOU TO FILL AND SEND
TO THE BANK.IN THE APPLICATION YOU WILL INDICATE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOUR
PRIVATE FAX AND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE C
OMMUNICATION.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF=20
APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK.I WILL NOT FAILTO BRING TO
YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND YOU DO NOT ENTERTAI
N ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THE TRANSFER,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
My number 00226 76107818.
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY
Lamine Usman.
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