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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: "amas anthony" <amas_anthony@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:42:46 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM MR AMAS ANTHONY.
Dear SIR/MADAM
PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY SECURE MAIL BOX:amas_anthony@yahoo.com.au
Naturally , this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have not
met,
permit me however to introduce myself.
I am MR AMAS ANTHONY manager with ORIENT BANK NIG PLC, in collaboration with
my
colleague in the bank,we are contacting you and soliciting for your
assistance
based on this proposition below, which will be of mutual benefit to both
parties.
PROPOSITION:
A Salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Sanchez, 66 years of age and a very prosperous
farmer and a business man made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum
of
US$23,500,000.= (Twenthy-Three Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), he
named his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as the NEXT OF KIN.
Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs. Ramirez Sanchez were killed in the January 14,
earthquake that rocked El Salvador,killing thousands of people and 1,200
others
were declared missing.
The management of bank has made several efforts through the El Salvadorean
High
Commission in Lagos to contact any of the deceased family relatives, but to
no
avail.
Since the bank management was unable to reach any of the deceased family
relatives,the option left for the Bank Management is to declare the deceased
account dormant and revert the funds on trading and investment in the
interest
of the Bank.
The bank system stipulates that if such money remain with the bank for priod
of
5years it will be tranfere into the account of the bank,In order to avoid
this
development, since it has so far been impossible to trace any of the
deceased
family relatives,my colleaque and I now seek your personal permission and
assistance to have you stand as a distant relativ to the deceased so that
the
fund will be released to you and we can use it for our mutual benefit. I
hope
you do understand my concern in this matter,if you are willing to assit us.
For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with (30%) of the
total
sum, (65%) will be our share, while (5%) will be set aside to cover any
incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior to this transaction.
If you are interested in assisting us with this matter, please, send to me
urgently via my email the following details below:
1. Your full name and complete contact address
2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age)and proof that you can handle such a huge amount
of
money.
Based on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above details from you, we
will
work out every document/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE
distant relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank
for
therelease and collection of the fund, which will be within two week of our
receiving the above details from you.
We will meet with you in your country after the fund have been released to
you
and also todiscuss investments potentials and have our share of the money to
buy industrial goods for resale in my country.
May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as we have taken
care
of all necessary modalities to enable a hitch-free transaction.Kindly ensure
to
treat this matter in strict privacy (highly confidential).
We look forward to your urgent Response.
Cheers and Best Regards
MR.AMAS ANTHONY
PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY SECURE MAIL BOX:amas_anthony@yahoo.com.au
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