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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: "alassan gidion" <alassan_gidion01@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:06:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: looking forward for your reply.
FROM THE DESK OF MR ALASSAN GIDION
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA.=20
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
TOP SECRET
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR ALASSAN GIDION THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN RE=
MITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTE=
RNET ,WHILE SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL AS=
SIST ME TO IMPLEMENT THIS TRANSFER.I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF TWENTY TWO M=
ILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD22.5M) BELON=
GING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.=20
THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO=
PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR SALLA KHATIF =
FROM LEBANESE , WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE=
CRASH. HERE IS THE AIR CRASH WEBSITE ON CNN =3D HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2=
003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML THE SAID FUND IS NOW READ=
Y FOR TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS TH=
E BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK.=20
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS N=
EXT IF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE I=
T UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDI=
CATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THA=
T ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT T=
HE PLANE CRASH.=20
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINES=
S PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO TH=
E DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMIN=
G FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UN=
CLAIMED BILL.=20
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINE=
D UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BAN=
K 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 FORE=
IGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I TH=
EREFORE SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF K=
IN.=20
I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS IN RESPECT OF T=
HE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE FOR ME=
WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSA=
CTION IF THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BANK OF AFRICA, =
I AND MY FAMILY WILL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR OUR OWN S=
HARE OF THE MONEY.=20
I EXPECT YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS =
YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS=
BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY WE ARE TO MAINTAIN T=
HE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECEIRITY INVOLVED. =20
I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.=20
YOURS FAITHFULLY,=20
MR ALASSAN GIDION.
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