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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "55 suleman" <jonthan_adams1@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INVESTMENT RESPONSE
FROM THE DESK OF JONTHAN
THE HEAD OF FILE DEPARTMENT, IN
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA
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DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FORIEGN REMITTANCE DAEPART=
MENT BANK OF AFRICAI AM WRITING, FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION A=
BOUT YOU THROUGH ONE OF MY FRIENDS WORKS WITH THE BURKINA CHAMBERS FIRM=
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IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $U.S25.5MILLION DOLL=
ARS TWENTYFIVEMILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLOARS) IN AN ACCOUNT=
THAT BELONGS=20
TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN=
NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PLANE CRASH.=20
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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 BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT=
UNLESS=20
SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS =
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARN=
T THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HI=
M AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.=20
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IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DE=
PARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE =
THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAF=
ETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT=20
SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO T=
HE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.=20
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THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLING HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAIN=
ED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK=
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN I=
N THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOR=
EIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
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WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, I=
N RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL BE SET ASID=
E FOR EXPENSES OCCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME AND =
MY=20
COLLEAGUES. THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR=
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED.=20
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THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRA=
NGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF TH=
E DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR=20=
PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION A=
ND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
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UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT=
OF THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS =
TRANSACTION IS HITCH -FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM =
OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THIS LETTER.=20=
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YOURS FAITHFUL
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAG
JONTHAN ADAMS
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