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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 afred" <afred04@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 02:36:19 -0700
Subject: Regards
FROM THE DESK OF MR.ALFRED KOFFI
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK {I.C.B}
ACCRA GHANA.
ATTN:
I AM THE MANAGER OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK {I.C.B} HERE IN ACCRA GHANA.I
HAVE BEING WORKING IN MY DEPARTMENT FOR A LONG TIME NOW BEFORE I DISCOVERED
AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$12.5M DOLLARS (TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO
DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.FOR MORE
INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE CRASH YOU CAN VISIT THIS SITE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
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
SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDES AND LAW BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL
HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE
CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS
DISCOVERY THAT I 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
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 BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER SOME YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED 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
GHANIAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION
OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING
THE BUSINESS AND 55% WOULD BE FOR ME THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY
FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED. THEREFORE, TO
ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY
FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION/NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON WITH A
TEXT OF APPLICATION THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU,SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT THE
BANK WHERE THE MONEY IS REMITTED THROUGH THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDE TO
YOU.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS
TRANSACTION. 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 ARE READY TO PARTNER WITH ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. FULL NAME
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
3. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
MY REGARDS,
MR.ALFRED KOFFI.
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