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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: "Ahmad Bello" <ahmadbello001526@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ndidi_amakay2k@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:17:18 +0000
Subject: urgent asap
Ahmad Bello
12 Avenue Centenatre
Dakar Senegal
E-mail:
Attention: The President/CEO.
I am Alhaji Ahmad Bello, Bank Manager in one of the leading banks here in Dakar Senegal. I have an urgent
and very confidential business proposition for you. A contract employers- Teaser Petroleum Corporation made
a numbered time Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars) in my bank. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally discovered from his
contract employers, Teaser Petroleum Corporation that MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich Germany died in a
plane crash along with his entire family in July 2000.PLEASE TAKE A CAREFULL LOOK AT THE BBC PUBLISHED
Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since we got this information about his death and onfurther investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigated and discovered that Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$12,500,000.00 is
still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Senegal, at the expiration of 5
(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegalese Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr. Andreas Schranner so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of
some corrupt government officials.
A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this
money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 30% for you. The remaining 20% will be for any expenses we might incurred during the
course of the transaction. There is no risk at all as it will be handled in such a way that no law of any
country will be violated and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above. Upon
your response, I shall then provide you with more details on how we should proceed. Please send me your
confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Regards,
Ahmad Bello.
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