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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: "Hamid Sankal" <hamid_sankal001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hamid_sankal46@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:33:13 +0000
Subject: PLEASE THIS DEMANDS AN URGENT ATTENTION
ATTENTION : Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
Pleased to let you know that my name is Mr hamid Sankal, the Present
director in charge of the Auditing section in African Development
Bank(A.D.B)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.
I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to
both of us. During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of
money belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his
wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.
The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of
the fund in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development. He was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank. The said
amount is U.S $15.500(FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).
I want you to know that I never master minded the death of the deceased
fellow. The death occured Naturally.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOUR NOT BEING A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next
of kin to the deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed
to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me
and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party who will
forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request.
Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after 8
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand
as next of kin.
I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. Be
assured this transaction is 100% risk free.
On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum
as gratification,while 60% will be for me. Please you have been adviced to
keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment will be discussed.
On your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief discussion,
before we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want
to assist me. I look forward to receive your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Hamid Sankal.
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