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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "musa ibrahim" <musa_1ibrahim@gala.net>
Reply-To: musa_0ibrahim@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:22:21 +0200
Subject: Urgent call needed +229 93111281.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR. MUSA IBRAHIM,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER. I WORK IN THE
AUDITING/ACCOUNTING SECTION OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB),COTONOU,
BENIN REPUBLIC.
I HAVE A BUSINESS DEAL WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE BOTH OF US. THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA
DOLLARS ($18.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) ,WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE
COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO. AND
ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE TO USA FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.
THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS IN OUR BANK.THE MAN'S NAME IS
CALLED ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY.HE WAS INTO GOLD AS HIS
BUSINESS IN GERMANYAND BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS.
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME
ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED ON
FRIDAY DECEMBER 26 2003 POSTED /11 :15 AM EST (16.15.GMT ) IN A PLANE CRASH
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.
ALLTHOUGH PERSONALLY,EVIDENCE OF THIS PROPOSAL AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE AEROPLANE CRASH KINDLY CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEB SITE OF THE AEROPLANE
CRASH:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
AND SINCE THEN,NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE. I WANT
TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.
THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON[ANDREAS SCHRANNER] OR AS THE ONLY
SURVIVING NEXT OF KIN,AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER AND HIS PROPERTIES.
I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATIONS WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND
INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A
SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES
BOTH OF US MIGHT INCURE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS]
URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN
BOTH OF US.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. MUSA IBRAHIM.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER (+229 93111281)YOU CAN CALL ME FOR MORE INFO
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