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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: "salam hammed" <salamhammed09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: salam06hammed@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:36:32 +0200
Subject: ATTETION PLEASE
*DEAREST PARTNER,
I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINION
EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONAFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR
PERSONALINFORMATION AND USE. *
* *
*I AM MR.SALAM HAMMED.THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF MY BANK. IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED
SUM OF (22MILLION) WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 142558-5976 THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER IN A PLANE
CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 261 WHICH CRASHED ON 31 JANUARY,
2000. YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING BELLOW WEB SITE . *
* *
* *
* THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. MORRIS THOMSON AN AMERICAN AND GREAT
INDUSTRIALIST AND A RESIDENT OF ALASKA.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND FOR OUR BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU. *
* *
*YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION WHICH I WILL BE SEND TO YOU AS THE NEXT
OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT
DISBURSEMENTSINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY
TO GO INTO OUR
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER THREE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE MONEY HAS NOW STAYED MORE THAN THREE YEARS
AND I AM PREPARING DOCUMENTAION TO PROVE THAT THIS MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERED
TO OUR BANK TREASURY. *
*IT WILL BE BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLY THAT WILL KNOW THAT THE MONEY IS NOT
TRANSFERED INTO OUR TREASURE. *
* *
* **http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
* *
*THIS REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTION IS OCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABÊÂ CAN NOT STAND
AS NEXT OF KIN TO A **FOREIGNER.IN* <http://foreigner.in/>* APPRECIATION OF
YOUR ASSISTANCE, I AM OFFERING YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM. 5% FOR
CONTINGENCIES (COST OF TRANSFER/OTHER CHARGES) LIKELY TO BE INCURRED DURING
THE COURSE OF TRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING 60% IS FOR ME.UPON RECEIPT OF
YOUR REPLY. *
* *
* *
*I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION WHICH YOU
WILL COMPLETE AND FORWARD TO OUR BANK ASKING FOR THIS MONEY TO BE PAID TO
YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO *
* *
*MR;MORRIS THOMSON*
*I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER *
*PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AND ENSURE THAT YOU
DISPLAYED HONESTY AS A PARTNER TO YOURS FAITHFULLY, *
* *
*MR.SALAM HAMMED*
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