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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: "mrolatundeoma@yahoo.com" <mrolatundeoma07@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mrolatundeoma@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:16:01 +0000
Subject: AS LONG AS YOU RECIVE THIS LITTER, GAT BACK TO ME FOR MORE INFORMACTIONS THANK U
FROM THE DESK OF MR OLA TUND OMA
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR OLA TUND OMA THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA
FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF 15M US DOLLARS
(FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH, GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH. 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 GILDINGS AND LAWS
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.
VISIT THE WWW.BBC <http://www.bbc/> WEBSITE NEWS FOR CONFIRMATION.
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 FOURS 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 CAN NOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU FOR THE PROVISION OF A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO IN OUR FAVOUR , 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% 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 ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION 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 IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION . 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 RECEIVE THIS LETTER,
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR OLA TUND OMA
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY IMMEDIATE
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