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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: BELLO TANJA <bello_tanja@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:00:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I’m waiting to hear from you soon
my dear VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME,
Thanks for your consideration and acceptance of assisting this transaction, I’m much excitement to having your interesting towards this transaction as you are the only person I have contacting so far.
Notwithstanding, find below the details about the deceased and how we shall operate with the bank authorities:
1. Late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong was a Governor of Central Bank in Taiwan, he hosted the mentioned post for (11) years before his terrible accident, he died at the age of (51), he was married to Mrs. Kang Chi Yuan-dong and has only a daughter while she also died along with the crash, he was planning to invest the said fund here in Africa after his retirement.
2. According to our agreement before I accepted him as one of my Chambers client, he exposed everything to me regard the reason he kept the money here, he simple let me understand that its because of his position as Governor there’s noting he cannot do as investment until he go retirement and for not people know, he decided to invest here in Africa for safety and secure.
3. On the process, he refused to expressed or indicates his next of kin except his wife which she also lost her life in the event of the crash, so I’m the only person now to choose whom to claim this fund but the law here in our country is against that indigene as Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to any foreigner and this is the reason why I contacted you for us to co-operate together and transfer the fund. mind you that after you will confirm the money in your account, I will then travel to meet you in your country for my share according to the normal sharing ratios being mapped in my first message.
4. Now, for the bank to recognize you as beneficiary to the fund, you have to forward me your details which I will first submit to the bank as next of kin. With the other hands, I want you to bear in mind that this transaction will not take more than (14) days after submitting your details to the bank but the (14) working days will depend on your fasters in responding their conflicts, just to let you know that this transaction will need your concentrating and focusing during the process.
5. Note that the bank officials will hold meeting during the transfer before taking any decision. Meanwhile, they will first let me know and it will be disappointment if they found out that I’m involve in the transaction, so I will advice you to keep everything secret till the money enter your account and you shouldn’t forget that after acceptance of the application as next of kin, you will let me know every of your communications with them to enable me provide you everything they may demand from you or about the deceased to make sure the transaction is smooth and successful.
Upon replying this message, I want you to send me your particulars such as: Full name, Personal Tel N°, Personal Fax N°, Postal address and a copy of your international passport or national ID card as well as your email preferable for me to submit to the bank accordingly.
Moreover, I will send you all documentation relate to the transaction as soon as the bank respond to you after I will submit your information as next of kin.
Once again, I want you to rest assure that there's no risk in transferring of this fund because I'm the only person who knew whereabouts of this fund and I will stand on your behalf during the transfer to provide every necessary information including documents to make sure we are not going into any trouble.
I’m waiting to hear from you soon,
Barr. B. Tanja.
Tel: 00226 76444470
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