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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: "DANIEL ADJEI" <dirokwe@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: danadjei@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:23:25 +0000
Subject: READ
GOOD DAY TO YOU;
From: MR DANIEL ADJEI
First, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction,this is by virtue if its nature as
being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.Though
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will
make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you that all will be well at the end of
the day. We have decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably
informed of your discreteness and ability in transactions
of this nature.
Let me first start by introducing myself properly to
you. I am DR MICHAEL OVIE, a director with the Union
Bank of Ghana Plc, Accra. I came to know of you in
my private search for a reliable and reputable person
to handle this confidential transaction which involves
the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account
requiring maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION:
A foreigner, late Engineer James Baker, an Gold
Merchant / contractor with the Federal Government of
Ghana, until his death three years ago in a ghastly air
crash, banked with us here at INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK,
Accra,GHANA. and had a closing balance of USD$38.5M(Thirty Eight Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which
the bank now unquestionably expects it to be claimed by any
available foreign next - of - kin of the late beneficiary or alternatively be
donated to a discredited trust fund for arms and ammunition at a military
war college here in Ghana.Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK,accra,Ghana
to get in touch with any of the Baker family or relatives
but proved to avail.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able
to locate any of late Engr. James Baker next - of - kin (he had no known wife
and children) that the management under the influence of our Chairman and member
of the board of directors,retired Major General Moses Umar, that an arrangement be made for the funds
to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and subsequently be donated to
the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the
course of war in Africa and the world in general.
In order to avert this negative development, some of my
trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have
you stand as a next - of - kin to late Engr. James Baker
so that the funds USD$38.5M would be released and paid into
your bank account via ON - LINE BANKING or BANK TO BANK
TRANSFER, as the beneficiary next - of - kin. All documents
and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out and more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk
free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be
for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes in
your country.We have agreed that, the funds will be shared
thus, after it has been transferred into your account.
30% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary
of the funds.
10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties
for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the
course of the transfer.
60% to us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to
take undue advantage of the trust we hope to bestow on
you and your company, then kindly get to me immediately
via my E-mail:danadjei@rediffmail.com furnishing me
with your most confidential telephone, fax number and
exclusive bank particulars so that I can use these
information to apply for the release and subsequent
transfer of the funds in your favour
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
MR DANIEL ADJEI
DIRECTOR, (INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK.)
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