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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: "ABBUD ALIM" <abbudalim05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abbudalim@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:06:07 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE. I GOT YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A BUSINESS
PARTNER? MY NAME IS MR.ABBUD ALIM. I AM THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER OF
BANK OFAFRICA(B.O.A) ,OUAGADOUGUO BURKINA FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE
DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF USD$22.3 MILLION(TWENTY TWO MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS). IN AN ACCOUNTTHAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE ANDCHILDREN IN A PLANE CRASH
IN A YEAR 2000 JANUARY, PLANE CRASH HAPPENED IN COTE D'IVOIRE.(KENYA AIR
WAYS) SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING
HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE
IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE
DECEASED, AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT
THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM IN THE
PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODYBEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSALS TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO
THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING
FOR IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER IN THIS RANSACTION IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE OUR LATE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNER PARTNER IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.10% WILL BESET ASIDEFOR
EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME,AFTER WHICH I
SHALL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES
INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS I
ARRANGED,YOU WILL FURNISHED ME WITH A GOOD RECEVING ACCOUNT DETAIL WHERE THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED,YOUR PRIVATE TEL AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR
E-MAIL A TEXT OF THE APPLICATION WHICH YOU SHALL RETYPE AND FAX TO OUR
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR,FOR EASY EXECUTION OF THE TRANSACTION.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
HITCH-FREE ON BOTH SIDE. AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE
TRANSFER.PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND AS
A TOP SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM A BANK OFFICIAL.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.ABBUD ALIM.
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