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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: "mustafah mohammed" <m_mohammed@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:15:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED.
FROM THE DESK OF MR MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA BANK (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA.
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TRANSFER OF (14.500.000.000).FOURTEEN-MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL=
LARS.
DEAR FRIEND,
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I AM MR MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED, THE AUDITOR GENERAL AUDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPART=
MENT OF BANK OF AFRICA. ( BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA.=
I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST =
WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO ACHIEVE THIS TRANSFER FUND.
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L DISCOVERED THE SUM OF FOURTEEN-MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.=
BELONGING TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR.JOHN KOROVO.THE FUND HAS BEEN L=
YING IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE =
MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR JOHN KOROVO FROM JORDAN DIED ALO=
NG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH.
(HERE IS THE AIR CRASHWEBSITE/HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/=
26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML)
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SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NE=
XT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT =
THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM A=
T THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS UPON THE DI=
SCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SINCE THE =
BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UN=
CLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TR=
EASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.=20
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THE SATISTICS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND IS NEEDED A FOREIGNER AS NEXT O=
F KIN HENCE MR JOHN KOROVO IS FOREIGNER. THEREFORE, I PLEAD FOR YOUR AS=
SISTANCE TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND HAVE THE FUND TRASNFER TO YOUR=
ACCOUNT.
I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY=
IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55%=
WOULD BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUS=
E OF THE TRANSACTION.I AND MY FAMILY WILL LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY TO YOU=
R COUNTRY FOR AN INVESTMENT WITH MY SHARE AS SOON AS THE FUND TRANSFER =
TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE I WANT YOU STRICTLY KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND SEC=
RET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL.BE REST ASSURED THA=
T THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY AR=
RANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN MADE THROUGH.=
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ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TOWARD THIS TRANSACTION, I WANT YOU TO FORWARD ME A=
LL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SUCH AS: FULL NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX N=
UMBER AND A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO THEN I WILL DRAFT A TEXT OF APPLICATION =
FOR WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO USE TO APPLY IN THE BANK FOR THE RELEASE OF =
THE FUND TO YOU.
I WILL LIKE YOU TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIEVE THIS LETTER FOR MORE=
DISCUSSION AND DETAILS
00226 78 14 28 80.
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YOURS TRULY
MR MUSTAFAH MOHAMMED.
Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html
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