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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: "koffi etoo" <koffietoo@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:31:57 -0800
Subject: I WISH TO CONTACT YOU! URGENT RESPONSE...
FROM THE DESK OF MR. KOFFI ETOO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
DEAR,
I AM THE MANAGER, IN CHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGE
DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A BUSINESS I WOULD WANT
YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.
IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US
$5.5M (FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER. WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY, IN NOVEMBER 2004 IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH IN
ABIDJAN COAST IN COTE D'IVOIRE.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS
MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY
APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS
SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH
HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NO ONE AS THE RIGHT
BENEFICIARY TO HIS BALANCE WITH OUR BANK.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I 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 SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT
SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS
MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER
WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO HIM.
I HAVE AGREED, THAT AFTER THE SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THE
TRANSACTION, THAT I WILL MAKE IT 60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU,
CONSIDERING YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT
TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, THERE AFTER I
WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO
THE PERCENTAGE AGREED.
THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU WILL APPLY FIRST
TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED, INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL
BE REMITTED.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY
EMAIL OR FAX THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION. BE YOU
INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH
NOW AND IN THE FUTURE YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY
FEAR WHATSOEVER, AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER TRUSTING TO HEAR
FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
CONTACT ME VIA MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:koffietoo@gmail.com<http://us.f575.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=EMAIL:koffietoo@gmail.com>
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URS SINCERELY,
*MR. KOFFI ETOO*.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER (BOA).
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