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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: "Ibrahim Arwan" <ibarwan1@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:58:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DEAL!!!
FROM THE DESK OF BILL AND=20
EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK=20
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.
=20
DEAREST ONE,
MY NAME IS MR.IBRAHIM ARWAN. WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMINITY, I WRITE TO =
YOU THIS PROPOSAL, I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN=
REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
IN MY DEPARTMENT, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF 12.5MILLION DOLLARS =
( TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELO=
NGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN NO=
VENBER 2003 IN A PLAINE CRASH.
SINCE I GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, I HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT=
OF KIN TO COME FORWARD AND CLAIM THIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE =
IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THR DEC=
EASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND POLICIES, BUT UNFURTUN=
ATELY I LENT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM AT T=
HE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIMS.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINES=
S PROPOSAL TO YOU SO AS TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN =
TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS =
COMING FORTH AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY A=
S UNCLAIMED BILL.
ACCORDING TO OUR BANK POLICIES AND GUIDELINE HERE WHICH STIPULATES THAT=
IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL AUTH=
OMATICALLY BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE =
REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY T=
HE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER, AND AN IVORIN CANNOT STAND A=
S NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN R=
ESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL BE FOR REIMBURSM=
ENT OF ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE CURSE OF THE TRANSACTION AND 60=
% WILL BE FOR ME, AND AFTER THIS FUNDS GETS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUN=
T, I AND MY FAMILY WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSMENT ACCORDING TO=
THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRAN=
GED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED IN=
DICATING YOUR BANK NAME, BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FA=
X NUMBER FOR EASIER AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND REMMITING OF THE MO=
NEY.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU OUR BANK CONTACT AND ALSO R=
EQUEST FORM WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN=
, I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITC=
H FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATORM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUI=
RED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER FO=
R ADVICES.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR IBRAHIM ARWAN.
ibarwan@latinmail.com
La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia http://www.sta=
rmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html
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