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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: "Mr.Micheal Ballah" <balmicheal10@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bal_micheal1@yahoo.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:47:37 -0800
Subject: Enquiry
FROM: MR MICHEAL BALLAH.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK.
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
PROPOSAL OF $4,800,000.00.
Attn. Sir
I am Mr.Micheal Ballah, the Director in charge of
Auditing and Accounting section International
Commercial Bank in West Africa and also Chairman of
Investigating and Auditing Department of this Bank.
With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact
you on a Business Transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of our families and us in future.
During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to one Deceased Mr.Morris Thompson 61years,
of Fairbanks, Alaska America who died on January 31st
2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261.You can as well
confirm it by yourself through under stated Website of
the incident:
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>
Mr.Morris Thompson, a foreigner, As the fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation because he did not indicate any
next of kin to this account encase of death such as
these.
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 is U.S $4.8m (Ten
Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars).
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through one of my good friends who works
with Chamber of Commerce on foreign business relations
here in Accra-Ghana though I did not disclose the deal
to him. Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and
the Director of Auditing and Accounting, I have in my
possession all the necessary documents to perfect this
deal by making you the valid next of kin/Partner whom
this money will be transferred into your account.
I need your assistance and co-operation to get this
deal done.
Because as a foreigner, you stand a better
position to be presented through documentation as the
next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a
foreigner, this is the reason why I could not do this
deal alone as a Ghanaian and a Blackman as well. I
will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this
transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of the total
sum as gratification, while 1% will be set aside to
take care of expenses that may arise during the time
of transfer and also telephone bills, while 64% will
be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been advised to keep this a "Top
Secret" as we are still in service and intend to
retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you. And I assure you that this transaction will not
last more than 10 working days and you confirm the
money in your account. I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in this bank until 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 and further
investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to
you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me
as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal. I
am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you receive
this message.
Best Regards,
Mr.Micheal Ballah.
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