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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: "richard bogo" <richard_bogo@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:18:09 +0000
Subject: DIRECTOR, BILLS AND EXCHANGE,
FROM MR.RICHARD BOGO
DIRECTOR, BILLS AND EXCHANGE,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
FIRST RAND BANK LTD.
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL:richard_bogo26@yahoo.com
DEAR
I am MR.RICHARD BOGO, The Director of bills/exchange at the foreign
Remittance department of First Rand Bank Limited, South Africa. I have
decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal,
which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. However be Informed that I
discovered your company/person through your country's Directory. here in
South Africa when I was searching of a foreign business partner whom I will
transfer this fund in his personal or company’s account, that is why I
contacted you, During a usual bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum
of US$ 15,000 000:00 (FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) in an account that
belong to one of our foreign customers (MR ANDREASGREG) who died along with
his entire family on November 1999 in a ghastly car accident. Since we got
the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to
come over and claim his money, because we can not release it unless some
body apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in
our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately, no body has come forward to claim this money. It is based on
this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a
cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting You. If you
indicate interest in this affairs, our Attorney shall prepare some
documents, which we shall Send to you and your name shall be incorporated as
a Beneficiary of this fund (NEXT OF KIN OF MR ANDREAS GREG) The information
shall be backdated and put in MR ANDREAS GREG'S FILE.
As soon as I get your response to this massage, I will send you the bank
transfer from which you will fill and fax it back to us to enable us submit
it to the bank for transfer approval. I will also consult a lawyer who will
represent you in all legal procedures and sign the necessary documents
before the transfer will commenced. Then again, we do not want the money to
go into the Government account as unclaimed bill. The banking law and
guidelines here stipulates that any account Abandoned or dormant for a
period of years is deemed Closed and all money contained therein would be
Forfeited to the government treasury account.
Now it is being speculated that the above sum will be Transferred into the
government account as an Unclaimed fund on or before JUNE 2005. The mode of
sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated account will
be:70% for me And my colleagues and 25% will be given to you for the Role
you will be expected to play in the whole Exercise, and 5% will be mapped
out for expenses both of us. will incure in this transfer if this proposal
matches with your inward i tension for success and greatness, then you are
urged to make a quick response indicating your readiness and Interest to
participate in the business.
I expect your Urgent response through this e-mail address or phone and fax
or please send me your private telephone and fax numbers to enable us
Conclude this transaction soon enough. Please treat this business proposal
As strictly Confidential for our mutual long-term benefit. Hoping to hear
from you very Soon.
Best Regards
MR.RICHARD BOGO
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