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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: "Steve Nlambo" <stevenlambo38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstevenlambo@excite.com
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:14:35 +0000
Subject: FYA/From Steve Nlambo
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM STEVE NLAMBO, MANAGER OF BILLS/EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ABSA BANK S.A/BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED.
IN MY DEPARTMENT, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$15,500,000(FIFTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGED
TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON
MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2000 IN A GHASTLY PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION
ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND
CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIED FOR IT
AS NEXT-OF-KIN, OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY HAS COME FOWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. SEE
WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT SOME OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE DECIDED
TO ESTABLISH A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, HENCE MY CONTACTING
YOU. WE WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OR RELATION OF THE
DECEASED SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.MOREOVER, WE DO
NOT WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATE THAT ANY ACCOUNT ABANDONED OR
IS DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS IS DEEMED CLOSED AND ALL MONEY CONTAINED
THEREIN FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT TREASURY ACCOUNT. NOW IT IS BEING
SPECULATED THAT THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE GORVENMENT
ACCOUNT AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 2006. THE REASON FOR
REQUESTING YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS NEXT-OF-KIN IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT
THAT THE DECEASED (CUSTOMER) WAS A FOREIGNER.THE MODE OF SHARING AFTER A
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT: 70% TO MY COLLEAGUES AND
I;FOR THE ROLE YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THIS DEAL, WE HAVE AGREED TO
GIVE YOU TWENTYFIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THE TOTAL SUM, AND 5% FOR THE
EXPENSES WE ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER BY THE TWO PARTIES AT THE COURSE OF
THIS TRANSACTION.
THEREFORE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO REPLY THIS LETTER INDICATING YOUR READINESS
AND INTEREST TO PARTICIPATTE IN THIS BUSINESS. AFTER RECEIVING YOUR REPLY,
YOU WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO WITH THE EXACT STEPS TO TAKE.
I EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE VIA EMAIL:mrstevenlambo@excite.com TO ENABLE
US CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION URGENTLY.
PLEASE TREAT THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL FOR SECURITY
REASONS.
KIND PERSONAL REGARDS,
STEVE NLAMBO.
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