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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: "Ahmmed Sanni" <ahmmed_sanni@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:38:13 +0000
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary,
The information contained in this E-mail and/or
attachments may contain
protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise
confidential information intended only for the use of the
individual(s)concerned. If you, the
reader of this message, are not the intended
recipient, you are hereby advised
tocontact me for more detailed explanation
Attn: Fund Beneficiary,
I am Ahmmed Sani, The Executive Director Diplomatic Delivery Department of
the African Development bank ,
This is to inform you that my office has taking over all International Money
transaction originated from all parts of African country due to the miss
appropriation of fund by some corrupt officials of the apex and commercial
banks and exccesive demand of upfront payment by some officials of
commercial and apex banks, How ever your Name is among two other Names short
listed for fund delivery in your country through a diplomatic means,
The money would be concealed in metalboxes and could be labeled as your
personal belonging so as to obtain full diplomatic immunity coverage to
ensure a hitch-free delivery, You are therefore advised to contact my
office as soon as you receive this mail for more detailed information.
The mode of operation:
1, You are to inform me the name of your nearest International airport to
enable us enroot the diplomatic tickect correctly and also mail us first and
second page of your international passport or any other Identification as
we shall also forward copy of the diplomatic passport to you for
Identification on his arrival in your air port.
2, Your presence would be needed in your airport to receive the diplomat on
his arrival so that both of you would move straight to your bank in lodging
the money on your behalf therefore you will sign vital document confirming
the intact receipt of your fund.
Finally, Upon confirmation of your readiness in receiving your money we
shall start processing necessary documentation as regard the safe delivery
of your fund to you in your country and the keys of the boxes including the
fund delivery document which would be secured in your favor would be sent to
you through FedEx overninght.Most importantly the Certificate of claims
which indicates that you are the beneficiary of this fund as contract
payment,lottery winner or Inherited money(next of kin) which is already with
us would be sent to you.
Up on the confirmation of this mail I will give you more information.
Ahmmed Sani
Executive Director, Diplomatic Delivery Department,
African Development bank,
London lesion office
25 Dowgate Hill
London
EC4R 2SB
Tel:+44-7821157007
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