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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: morris momoh <morris_momoh1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:24:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
Mr Morris Idris
Auditing &Accounting Dept.=20
Amalgamated Bank of South Africa {ABSA}=20
Tel:27-833 69 2084.
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 RE: TRANSFER.
DEAR SIR/MADAM=20
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business=
proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before, but my c=
onfidence was reposed On you. I am an auditor in Amalgamated Bank of South =
Africa (ABSA)Sandton branch,Johannesburg South Africa.=20
The intended business is thus; We had a customer Mr.Farouk Ahmed,a Turkish =
National resident in South Africa, he was a Contractor with one of the Gove=
rnmentParastatals.
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He has in his Account in my branch the sum of Thirty Million,U.S.Dollars (U=
S$30.M).Unfortunately,the man died during the incident at the world trade c=
enter in united states of america. Uptill today none of his next of kin has=
come forward to claim the money.Having noticed this, I in collaboration wi=
th two other top Officials of the bank covered up the account all this whil=
e.=20
Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as the next of kin to the=
deceased customer and forward all the necessary information to be advised =
to you by us to attest to the Claim.=20
We will use our positions to get all internal documentation to back up the =
claims.=20
The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund=20
retrieved successfully and wire it to your bank account without traces even=
in future.=20
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Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have put all machinerie=
s that will be instrumental to the success of the transaction in motion.As =
soon as this message comes to you, kindly get back to me indicating your in=
terest, then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that th=
e transaction is successfully Concluded. For assisting us, we have agreed i=
n principle to offer you 30% of the total sum at the end of the transaction=
,10% will for the expense incured during the transaction and 60% will be fo=
r us. It is risk free and abig mega fortune.=20
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Please send your private phone/fax numbers for easier communication.You=20
should also send any account that will be good to pay this money into=20
without your bank asking about the sourse of the money.=20
My telephone number is{27-83 369 2084}call me anytime of the day.=20
I await your earliest response.=20
Yours Sincerely,=20
Mr Morris Idris
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