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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: "stanly abuchi" <abustanly@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:59:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MR STANLY
FROM THE DESK OF MR STANLY ABUCHI
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DEPARTMENT.
SGBCI BANK
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
DEAR
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS
TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.
HOWEVER AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THIS
PRESENT REGIME FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY
OF THE SGBCI BANK TO FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATION FOR THE
PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO
CARRY OUT A CAREFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL
OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREGN CONTRACTORS/BENEFICIARIES
AND TO EFFECT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.
DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN
ABANDONED SUM OF US6.5M(SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED US
DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRED
FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH.
I WANT YOU TO VISIT THE WEB SITE BELOW FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE
BEING EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM
HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY
APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND
LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED
NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE
PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER
OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU
AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR
SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS
COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO
THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIM BILL.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS
FOREIGNER PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME,
THEN 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE
TRANSACTION. THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE
INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGE, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST
TO THE BANK AS RELATION 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 COMMUNITCATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE
MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY
EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO
THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT
THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH/ FREE RISK AND THIS
TRANSACTION WILL ONLY TAKE US 14 BANKING DAYS BECAUSE
AS A BANKER I KNOW WHAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
HAVE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE PERFECTED AND BEEN MADE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS
LETTER INDICATING YOUR WILLINGNESS SO THAT I WILL SEND
YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE
BANK.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR STANLY ABUCHI
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