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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: "singh kime" <singhkime2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:21:00 +0100
Subject: Singh kime.
Hello,
I am Mr. Singh Kime, chief Account Auditor at the Foreign Remittance
Department of African Development Bank (ADB), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I
write based on a business transaction of which might be of interest to you.
I got your contact from my painstaking search via a colleague of mine that
works in the Chamber of Commerce, as a reliable counterpart in my quest for
a foreign business partner for future investment. Frankly, my intent of the
business was not unfolded to her as regards the delicate and the
confidential nature of this deed.
Mr. Andreas Schranner, was until his untimely death, a high esteemed foreign
client with our bank. He was reported as one the victims of the ghastly air
crash of July 25th Air France Concorde-Flight AF4590 (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm ). He had a closing
account of the total of US$18,600,000 (Eighteen Million, six hundred
thousand United States Dollars) only, in a fixed deposit account with our
bank.
Officially, the mentioned amount is subsequently to his demise, to be
claimed by any of his next-of-kin. But it is also startling to know that the
supposed next-of-kin and a beneficiary to the account as filled in the
Account opening form, is the beloved wife, Maria, who also perished along
with Mr. A. Schranner in the air crash. Necessary contacts have been made to
reach to any of the family member, but it is a pity to mention that, with
the gathered information, the entire family is wiped away by the ghastly
accident.
Now having monitored this account from its onset status till its dormancy.
We, (Senior Chief Accountants in the operational Unit and myself), after the
2004/2005 annual general account audition, came up with the decision of
running off this yearly recurring account. We therefore solicit your
assistance to stand as the Next-of-kin, apply for its transfer and present a
foreign account for the telegraphic transfer of this fund. However, all
other processes shall be under-taken by me and my colleagues in the bank as
it may be. Do be aware that all modalities and the necessary documents have
been worked out and placed intact, all precautions also taken to ensure a
hitch and risk free venture.
Note; As part of this transaction, we shall be glad to reward you with the
20% of the total sum, 75% for my colleagues and me while the remaining 5%
goes for unforeseen expenses by both parties.
Furthermore, we do want to stand and rely on your sincerity and trustworthy
and do not hope to record the same case as previous, whereby our former
longtime foreign (American) partner made away with the total fund after
being successfully transferred. Also, we demand that you treat this with
utmost confidentiality. And if this email is not meant for you, please
kindly do not attend to it, accepting my deep regrets.
Looking forward to hearing from you with the below stated contact email
address.
Best regards,
Mr. Singh Kime
singhkime@maktoob.com
For the Bank.
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