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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: "Dr.Idrissa Diop" <idrissa_diop01@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: idrissa_diop01@mixmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:28:07 +0200
Subject: For Investiment Partnership
From Desk of Dr. Idrissa Diop
Bank of Africa
Dakar-Senegal
Dear Sir/Madam
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am Dr. Idrissa Diop, and I am contacting you on business transfer of a
huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction
of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring
you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you
due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION:
I am the Bank Manager of the above bank and also account officer to Mr. John
Schelpert (deceased) one of our foreign customers. While he banked with us,
I oversaw his accounts and other official/financial obligations as my office
demanded being his accounts officer. Unfortunately, he died along with
his entire family in the plane crash of 31 October 1999 on board the Egyptian
Airline 990 alongside other passengers.Please consult the website below for
verification.
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm
While he was alive, I ever knew none of his family members other than his
immediate nuclear family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations
has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. I cannot release
the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Having made a very
frantic and exhaustive for search of any of his family members for the claim
of the fund proved abortive, decided to take my chance with you. I now seek
your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have
all documentations including his certified Death Certificate that will facilitate
your stand as next of kin to him as he had a closing balanced of $13.7M USD
( Thirteen Million, Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) here in our bank in
Dakar-Senegal. I also have secured from the probate an order of mandamus
to locate any member of deceased family to become beneficiary of this fund.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavor by furnishing me with the following:
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and file
your name in all the forms and other vital documents as next of kin which
before now was left blank by the deceased upon opening of the account seven
years ago. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must assure
you that if you are serious and follow my instructions carefully, and then
these funds will be released to you within a seven-working-day period. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust
I have bestowed in you.
Thanks and best regards.
Dr. Idrissa Diop
+221 6999 741
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