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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: adnan <kim@mstn.com>
Reply-To: kim_adnan22@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:02:03 -0500
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
KIM ADNAN,
Accra Ghana
West Africa
Email:kimadnan@Box.az
DEAREST,
MY NAME IS MR KIM ADNAN, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF ONE OF THE LEADING
BANKS IN GHANA .I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY
BANK(MR.JAMES PETERSON HYDE)WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31
OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990]WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD
SINCE THE DEMISE OF JAMES HYDE, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED
WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD $30M,
[THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK
HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR
WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP
TO
PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING
ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO
THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR
NAME/COMPANY COULD BEUSED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE
REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A
GHANAIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I
AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE
10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF
SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL
VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL WANT YOU TO
SEND THE FOLLOWING TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS:kimadnan@Box.az
1.TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER FOR E ASY COMMUNICATION
2.YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
I WILL INTURN SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO
TAKE. PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:kimadnan@Box.az
THANKS.
KIM ADNAN
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