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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: "Malik Hamza" <mr.malikhamza0@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:57:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RESPOND
FROM THE DESK OF ALH MALIK HAMZA
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA.
RE: TRANSFER OF ($27,500.000.00 USD)
(TWENTY SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)
DEAR FRIEND
WE WANT TO TRANSFER TO OVERSEAS ($ 27,500.000.00 USD) TWENTY SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM THE BANK OF AFRICA, I WANT TO ASK YOU TO QUIETLY LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE AND FIT TO PROVIDE EITHER AN EXISTING BANK ACCOUNT OR TO SET UP A NEW BANK A/C IMMEDIATELY TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY, EVEN AN EMPTY A/C CAN SERVE TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDS QUITELY.
I AM ALHAJI ALH MALIK HAMZA, THE ACCOUNTANT PERSONAL CONFIDANT TO DR. RAVINDRA F. SHAH WHO DIED TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE DR.MRS. MANJULA PARIKH-SHAH IN A PLANE CRASH ON THE 1ST OCT. 2003 ON THEIR WAY TO ATTEND WEDDING IN BOSTON.
MR. RAVINDRA F. SHAH, IS AN AMERICAN, A PHYSICIAN AND INDUSTRIALIST, HE DIED LAST YEAR TOW WITHOUT HAVING ANY BENEFICIARY TO HIS ASSETS INCLUDING HIS ACCOUNT HERE IN BURKINA FASO WHICH HE OPENED IN A BANK OF AFRICA IN THE YEAR 2000 AS HIS PERSONAL SAVINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANSION AND DEVELOPEMENT OF HIS COMPANYBEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH IN 2003.
THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD 27,500,000.00)TWENTY SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD, NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT, I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR US TO TRANSFER THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY, I WANT TO FIRST TRANSFER $7,500.000.00 ( SEVEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) FROM THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT ABROAD, AFTER WHICH WE WILL TRANSFER THE REMAINING (20M) BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL PERSON HERE, WITHOUT VALID INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN PASSPORT, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGNER WITH VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE AND FOREIGN A/C BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE
FORMER OWNER OF THE A/C MR.RAVINDRA F. SHAH IS A FOREIGNER TOO, AND AS SUCH
THE MONEY CAN ONLY BE APPROVED INTO A FOREIGN A/C.HOWEVER, I AM REVEALING THIS TO YOU WITH BELIEVE IN ALLHA THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE FIRST AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT I AM CONTACTING FOR THIS BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY.
SEND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING THE FULL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR THE DEPOSIT.I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE
MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU, UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE AND ONCE I AM CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE AND WILL MEET UP WITH INSTRUCTION OF A KEY BANK OFFICIAL WHO IS DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH ME IN THIS BUSINESS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 60% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURRED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING.I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY .
SINCERELY,
ALLAH BLESS YOU.
ALH MALIK HAMZA
BANK OF AFRICA
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