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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: "Fred Morrison" <fredmorrison101@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:43:41 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS CO-OPERATION.
FROM:MR.FRED MORRISON.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
UNION TOGOLAISE BANQUE.
LOME-TOGO.
ATTN:Sir,
I AM MR.FRED MORRISON,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AN ACCOUNTING
SECTION OF THE UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE LOME-TOGO IN WEST AFRICA.
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 IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE
SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 1997 IN
PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK
WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPPMENT.
ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY,I KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF AND
PARTNERS TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL
DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION. THE SAID AMOUNT WAS $14M UNITED STATE DOLLARS.
AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW,I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH
PRAYERS AND DIRECTORY.MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER
THIS FUND AS THE BONIFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, GET THE REQUIRED
APPROVAL AND TRANFER THIS MONEY TO AFOREIGN 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 TOT HIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS
COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT,WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT
AND WOULD EVANTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF
TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK A IT NEEDED 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 IT WILL BE REMITTED FROM
TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORMYOU THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISKFREE. ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU
WILL BE ENTITLED TO 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 5% WILL BE
SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANFER
AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS,WHILE 80% WILL BE HELD FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS.
PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS WE ARE 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 UNTILL YOU CONFIRM
THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED
TO YOU AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT
TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU
POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
FRED MORRISON.
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