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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: "mamman kontagora" <kontagora7@perbox.net>
Reply-To: kontagora9315205@centrum.cz
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:44:50 +0000
Subject: (My letter to you)
* (My letter to you)*
*" Requesting for your urgent co-operation &
partnership "*
*This letter is strictly personal,intimate and
confidential.*
*Hello !*
I am Mr.Mamman Useni Kontagora,working in the Audit and Accounts Unit of a
Bank here,in Africa.Please forgive this unusual way of contacting you as it
was borne out of my personal basic search for a competent,dependable and
honest partner who will help me execute the below detailed transaction.I
expect that this information be accorded utmost confidentiality and secrecy.
Although the society today is so unpredictable that the good and the bad
live side by side,coupled with the monumental hype and crap of the abuse of
the internet by some unscrupulous persons in the recent times,thereby making
it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to
get attention and recognition,yet i decided to contact you after a careful
thought and also going by the way of my instincts,believing that you will be
capable of handling this business transaction which i explained below:
*STATUS & NATURE OF TRANSACTION:
*During an annual Auditing in my bank,where i am currently working as the
head of the Audit and Account's section,a standing and unclaimed sum of 10m
Euros (Ten Million) was discovered in an account that belonged to a deceased
customer,who died in a crash accident.
This money has been dormant in his account with the bank here,without anyone
putting up claim/claims over the funds,either from his family or
relation,because he did not indicate any next of kin or beneficiary to whom
this funds should be entrusted to,in any case of death.He was operating this
account personally and secretly before his death and according to the
banking and allied matters Act of Burkina Faso,such funds after a period of
time,without anyone coming forward to put up claims for the funds,will be
returned to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills.The amount involved is
(EUROS) 10M (Ten Million).If you agree to provide a foreign bank
account,where this money will be transfered,on a personal arrangements
between you and me,then i will give you necessary guidelines that is
required of you,so we can claim this money.On conclusion of transaction,you
will be entitled to a 35% of the total funds as gratification for your
assistance,in helping clear the funds overseas,5% of the total money,will
later be set apart to take care of expenses that we may make,during the time
of execution,such as tel.bills,fax messages e.t.c,while rest 60% will be for
me.
Keep this transaction a "top secret" until we have concluded because i am
still in active service with the bank,so i will resign once we conclude
transaction and come over to you.I will be monitoring every situation here
in the bank until you confirm money in your account.I will come down to your
Country to meet you in person and for sharing of money according to the
percentages which i have clearly indicated to you as soon as we conclude
transaction.
All other necessary information and formalities,i will relay to you as soon
as i hear from you.
Get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested to forge ahead with
me.
*(Thanks)*
*Mamman Kontagora.*
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