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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: "peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za" <peterokoh02@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:34:38 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE DESK PETER OKOH,
WEMA BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM PETER OKOH, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE
AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEMA
BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000,000.00
(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN
AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE
HEIR,BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE
THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES
FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN
TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
GUIDELINES.UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER
THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS
EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE
SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO
MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS
THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR
DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK,OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED
FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE
AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR
YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR US THE
OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10%
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENCES INCURRED BY US AND
YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS. UPON
THSUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL
COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND
MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60 % WE INTEND TO
IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY
AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO
IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR
PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER,FAX NUMBER FULL
NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
COORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO
THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY
APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO,THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL
BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT
RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
MR. PETER OKOH.
WEMA BANK PLC.
NB
PLEASE,REPLY MY MAIL TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS<peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za>
___________________________________________________________________________
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