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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: HAMADOU ZIDI DIKO <hamadou_diko07@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 10:17:52 +0000
Subject: Assalam Aleykum
FROM THE DESK OF DR HAMADOU ZIDI DIKO.DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL SERVICEBANK OF AFRICA B.O.A.OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.WEST AFRICA.CONFIDENTIAL,
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON, I AM DR HAMADOU ZIDI DIKO STAFF OF BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO. I FIND YOUR CONTACT IN MY PRIVATE SEARCHING IN CHAMBER OF COMMENCE AND INDUSTRY HERE IN BURKINA-FASO, AND I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE HONEST, COMMITTEDAND CAPABLE OF ASSISTING ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.I AM CONTACTING YOU TO BE MY PERTINER IN THIS TRANSACTION PROPOSAL, HERE IN MY OFFICE I DISCOVER AN ACCOUNT BELONGS TO OUR CLIENT MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER IS FROM MUNICH, GERMANY DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK, IN A JET CRASH, PLEASE YOU CAN FOUND OUT THE DETAIL THROUGH THIS SITE BELOW.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm INWICH WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY A JOUNALIST OF BBC WORLD SERVICE. MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER BANKED WITH US AND HAS A CLOSING BALANCE ACCOUNTAS AT JUNE 2000 WORTH $22.4M (TWENTY TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND USD).WHICH BANK,NOW EXPECTS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS, EFFORTS HAS BEEN MADE BY BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE ANDREAS'S FAMILY OR RELATIVE BUT TO NO SUCCESS.BASED ON THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE MR.ANDREAS NEXT-OF-KIN, THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARE UNCLAIMED AND CHANNELED TO BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF LATE MR.ANDREAS SO THAT THE FUNDS, WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY AND THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED. ALL INFORMATIONS, AND PROOF TO ENABLE US GET THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AS I HAVE SECURED FROM THE DIFFERENT OFFICES CONCERNED FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. YOU BEEN THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE HAVE SHARE OF 35% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE I WILL TAKE 60% AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONAL,IF YOU AGRRE I WILL SEND TO YOU THE ONLINE OFFICIAL APPLICATION INWICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN, BANK MANNAGEMENT WILL IDENTIFY YOU OFFICIALLY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR ANDREAS.PLEASE, YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED TO ENABLE US COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE ONLINE OFFICIAL APPLICATION INWHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK, THIS WILL IDENTIFY YOU AS NEXT OF KIN TO MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER. YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR HAMADOU ZIDI DIKO.
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