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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: "tonylo Bokolo" <ketso15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonybok1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 21:48:03 +0000
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR REPLY
FROM MR.TONYLO.
My Dear,
I want to ask you to kindly look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a
new bank account immediately to receive this money, though an empty bank
account could serve this purpose as long as you will remain honest to me
till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in time to come.
My name is Tonylo Bokolo, and I work in the International operation
department in a Local Bank
here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant
domiciliary account with a BAL.
Of 36,000,000 (Thirty Six Million USD) on further discreet investigation, I
also discovered that the
account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to
the account. The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the
former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from Iraq in particular and I
am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the claim
of this money A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the
account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction.
I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred.
If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number including full
details of the account to be used for the Deposit I wish for utmost
confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future of my
family would be jeopardized if it were breached.
However, knowing all this, we will reach a binding agreement in this
regards. As a matter of urgency, I will inform you the next step to take,
while you send your private telephone and fax number including the full
details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face
to face to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind
us together before transferring the money to any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. Before we fly to your country for withdrawal,
Sharing and investments,
I need your full co-operation to make this business a success, because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with
the instructions of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in
this business. I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down.
With my influence and the position in the bank we can transfer this money to
any foreigner's reliable
account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.
And to build confidence that you can come immediately to discuss with me
face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and
three of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act as directed.
To prove the authenticity of the business I will use my position and
influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate
clearance from the relevant ministries, foreign exchange departments, and
embassy and Board of Internal Revenue services.
(1) Your Private: Tele& Fax Number
(2) Your Account: Number
(3) Your Account: Name
(4) Your Bank: Address
(5) Your Bank: Name
I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is
followed accordingly. Finally, I will give you 25% for your corporation.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my private email
[tonybok1@yahoo.com].
Yours
Tonylo Bokolo.
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