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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: "Mr Sherif Adams" <sherifadams3@gala.net>
Reply-To: sherif_adams1@excite.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:33:54 +0100
Subject: Warm Greetings
FROM MR SHERIF ADAMS,
MANAGER AUDITTING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A),
COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC, WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend.
I am Mr.Sherif Adams, Manager Auditting and Accounting Department in the
Bank Of Africa, Cotonou, Benin Republic in West Africa.(Twenty
Two Million United States Dollars) belonging to a American business magnate
and property consultant, Late Mr Hamilton Creek. The late Mr
Hamilton Creek died with his enrire family after his car ran into a Trailer
load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately.
I also observed that since his sudden death the bank has made frantic
efforts to locate his relations, but all attempts failed.To avoid the board
of directors taking advantage of the funds,I concieved the idea of
contacting you so that you will stand as the next of kin,i need your
unflinching support and cooperation to have the funds transferred to your
nominated bank account,everything have being put to place for a smooth
operation as a staff in this bank, i have all the information you will need
to cliam this fund.
As a civil servant still in an active service we are prohibited to operate a
foreign account, therefore this is why i seek for a foreign partner who can
assist in receiving this fund and at the same time advice me for a lucrative
business investment which he will be managing or on the other hand,help me
to oversee on my behalf pending when i will retire and possible come over
for our investment.For this reason i am contacting you for such undertaken
and if eventually you are willing and ready for such business,i have agreed
to give you 30% of the total sum while i shall have 60% and the remaining
10% shall be for the less privileged and the motherless babies home.
Having done a thorough feasibility study on how to perfect the transfer of
the funds to your bank account, your role shall be to send an application
for claim of the funds to the bank as a next of kin or business partner to
the late Mr Hamilton Creek. I also would require your contact address,
telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please, rest assured that
the business is 100% risk free and do not use the advantage to betray me
once you recieve this fund into your account.
I look forward to receiving your urgent response.
Best Wishes
Mr Sherif Adams
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