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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: "vono laso" <volaso@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: lasovono@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 20:47:55 +0000
Subject: strictly confidential
*FROM THE DESK OF MR. LASO VONO.**
THE CLAIMS MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA. *
* Email: lasovono@yahoo.com *
* *
*ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR*
* *
*SUBT. : REMITTANCE OF SIXTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO (16.8M
EURO).*
*SIR/MADAM,*
*
*
*FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND MAY
OFFEND YOUR PERSONALITY FOR CONTACTING YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSENT AND
WRITING THROUGH THIS CHANNEL.*
*I AM (MR.LASO VONO) THE CLAIMS MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A). IN MY
DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF 16.8 M EUROS (SIXTEEN MILLION,
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO). IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER, DR. RAVINDRA F. SHAH WHO DIED IN PLANE CRASH ALTOGETHER
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON 1st OCT 2003 ON THEIR WAY TO ATTEND WEDDING IN
BOSTON. *
*SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT
OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT 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 AT THE PLANE
CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.*
*THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER, AND A
BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER AND THIS IS WHY WE
SOLICITE YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION IN THIS REGARD.*
*WE AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME AND
MY WOMAN COLLEAGUE. THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK
AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. *
*YOUR'S FAITHFULLY, *
*MR.LASO VONO.*
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