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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: "zongo gerald" <zongogerald011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zongo_gerald001@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 00:24:06 +0100
Subject: Your kind attention needed.
Hello Dear,
This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as
unserious could come into your mind but please consider it a divine wish and
accept it with a deep sense of humility.
I am Mr. Gerald Zongo, the manager in charge of Auditing department of Bank
of Africa (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in West Africa , with due respect
and Regard; I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this Bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to one of our deceased customer
who died on Feb 28th 2002 of a ghastly motor accident and the fund has been
dormant in his account with this bank without any claim of the fund in our
Custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development. Although personally,
I keep this information secret to enable the whole plans and idea be
Profitable and successful during the time of execution, the said amount is
Twelve million four hundred thousand United States dollars(US$12.4m), as it
may interest you to know, I contacted you to be my partner and person to be
reliable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any
problem.
Meanwhile all the arrangement to put claim over this fund as the next of kin
to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a
foreign account has been put in Place and directives and needed information
will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness
to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity,
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant and we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free, on
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer, while 65% will be for
me, please you have been advised to keep "Top Secret" as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank Until you confirm
the money in your account, and ask us to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further Investment, either in your country or any country you advice us
to invest in and all other necessary vital information will be send to you
when I hear from you.
I suggest you get back to me though my private email address
zongo_gerald001@yahoo.fr As soon as possible and also include your personal
phone/mobile and fax numbers for easy communication.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Gerald Zongo
The manager in charge of
Auditing department of
Bank of Africa (B.O.A)
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
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