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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: "Clif Adamu" <clif_adamu75@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:44:11 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: CLIF ADAMU
** * ** ** *
*FROM THE DESK OF: CLIF ADAMU
*
*AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA),
**OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO**,*
*WEST AFRICA.
*
*(PLEASE SEND ALL INFORMATION BY MAIL FOR THE SECRET OF THE
TRANSITIONS / **( CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS) **. *
*Dear Friend,
*
*This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am a banker by profession from **Burkina faso **in **west
Africa **and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting
unit of the bank.I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds
($5.5million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire
family on 31ST October 2000 in a plane crash.
You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web
site **http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
*Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 5% will be mapped out for
expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the
transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail and
phone call. have a great day. *
*N.B **As you know this is a great business chance between me and you, *
**
*Please as soon as you got this mail if you are interested, **1, You must
make sure You will be calling me on phone all the time once the transaction
started and once you receive this my first mail, Make sure that You have
money for telephone calls, i will also ready with money on my side, **2,
Please if you are not able to communicate with telephone forget about the
business, **3, Expenses inside the bank here We Are To Share it Together
Take NOTE , *
**
*But anything bank needed from you in your country You will take
responsibility of it, take note of this please to avoid at the end you will
say to me i did not tell you, **4, My promise to you is 100% no risk, i
will cover everything here and the transaction will move very 100% OK; **5,
Again My coming to your country once the money transferred , Me and you will
exchange our photos, For you to know me in your country airport, **6, Now
if you are interested i need urgent and fast reply, because we have only
14 working days to tackle this business this year, We need to be fast over
it, *
FRIST I NEED THIS DATAS FROM YOU
1, Your Photo scaned to Me......................
2, Your Full Name........................
3, Your Telephone Number..................
4, Your Age..............................
5, Your Occupation........................
As Soon As i Receive This Datas I Will Now Send To You An Application Letter
Of Claim Which You Will Send To Bank For The Transation
*With Best Regard
**MR CLIF ADAMU *
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