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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: "DUKE SAMUEL" <duke_samuel@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:58:21 +0000
Subject: PLEASE YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
FROM THE DESK OF Dr.SAMUEL DUKE.
PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED URGENTLY.
Dear Friend,
I am Dr.Samuel Duke a staff of one of the Commercial Banks in ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE(IVOIRE COAST). I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. I got your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.)
regional office in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE the details of my intention was not
made known to them.
On June 6 2001, An oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE National Petrolum Corporation, ENG. MUSTAPHA ROLLAND,made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at
US$7,500,000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred thousand united states dollars)
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contact employers COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum
corporation that ENG. MUSTAPHA ROLLAND, died along with his family in plane
crash.
On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that ENG.MUSTAPHA ROLLAND, did not declare any
next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork. This sum of US$7,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will come forward to claim it.
According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Law, at the expiration of 6 (six)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE
Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal
is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
ENG.MUSTAPHA ROLLAND, so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple,
1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin to this fixed
deposit.
2. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting all the
necessary documents in your favour for the transfer.
3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary / next of
kin of ENG. MUSTAPHA ROLLAND. The money will be paid into your account for
us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk as all the paper work for this transaction will be done by
the attorney and my position as a staff of this department,guarantees the
successful execution of this deal. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via the private email address above or below. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the deal very well. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my private e-mail below for more
clearifications.
E-Mail:dukesamuel@zwallet.com
Best regards,
Dr.Samuel Duke.
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