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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: "audu bukara" <audubukara@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:34:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT AND SECRET PLEASE.
FROM AUDU BUKARA
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)ANNEX,
OUAGADOUGOU. BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRIC=
A(B.O.A) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER =
AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5MILLION USD(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND =
UNITD STATE DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGE TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN C=
USTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2004 PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING H=
IS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANOT RELEAS=
E IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE D=
ECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATE =
WE LEART THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE W=
ITH HIM AT THE PLAN CRASEH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS TH=
EREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PR=
OPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATI=
ON TO THE DECEASED FOR THE SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DIS BURSEMENT SINCE NO=
BODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT' WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK =
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
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THE BANKIN LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED =
UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS,THEMONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE BANK TREA=
SURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS=
BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE COSTUMER WAS A FOREIGNER =
AND BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREE THAT =
30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FO=
RIEGN ACCOUNT,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENESES INCURRED DURING THE B=
USINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY F=
OR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO=
ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MU=
ST APPLY FRIST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED W=
ITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM=
YOU,SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND=
YOUR FAX NUMBER FOR EASY ANDEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE=
IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEPIT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION BY =
EMAIL TO FILL IN YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AND APPLIED TO THE BANK AS TH=
E NEXT OF KIN.I WILL NOT FAIL TO TELL YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITC=
H- FREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALLREQUIRED A=
RRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDI=
ATELY AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
YOUR FAITHFULLY,
Mr, AUDU BUKARA
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