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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: williams.007@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:25:12 +0200
Subject: confidential
From Peter Williams,
Direct Tel:0027-72-587-0437,
Dear,
(TOP SECRET)
I am.Mr.Peter Williams.the director in charge of auditing
and accounting section of Africa Development Bank(ADB)
with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a deceased person who died on October
31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation before our discovery to this
development.The said amount was U.S $15.2M (fifteen
million two hundred thousand United States dollars)
As it may interest you to know, I got your
impressiveinformation through my search at the net.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over
this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,
get the required approval and transfer this money to a
foreign account has been put in place and directives
and needed information will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist us and also benefit your self to this great
business opportunity. In fact I could have done this
deal alone but because of my position in this country
as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to
operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during
the time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with
affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also
present a foreign account where he will need the money
to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be
after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money
will be remitted from to your owndesignation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this
transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total
sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to
take care of expenses that may arise during the time
of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will
be for me and my partners. Please, you have been
adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service
and intend to retire from service after we conclude
this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank until you confirm the money in your account and
ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in
your country or any country you advice us to invest
in. All other necessary vital information will be sent
to you when I hear from you.
I look forward to receive your immediate response
through my direct Tel:0027-72-587-0437 and this email address.
Yours faithfully,
MR.PETER WILLIAMS
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