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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: "mr.koukou james" <kouk_j01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:23:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.KOUKOU JAMES
FROM THE DESK OF MR.KOUKOU JAMES
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICALOME TOGO.
PRIVATE MESSAGE ,
I got your address via the internet. I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.I am 49, and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast).
Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a Syria national who is now late.When we discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I and my two other colleagues decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late Syrian is aware of this account.
This is the story in a nutshell. Now we want an account overseas where we can transfer this funds. Thereafter, we had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months we have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$10.5 million US dollars).Now our questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can we give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission if you can sponsor this project?
Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained
herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.We Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.
Respectfully yours,
Mr.Koukou James
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