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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: "Saliu ahmed" <saliuahmed02@msn.com>
Reply-To: saliu_ahmed@walla.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:35:27 +0000
Subject: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US
From:Mr.Saliu Ahmed.
International bank of Africa.
Ougadougou,Burkina-Faso.
West Africa.
(TOP SECRET)
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Saliu Ahmed, the director in charge of auditing andaccounting
section of International Bank Of Africa(IBA)Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West
Africa with due respect and regard.I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that willbe very beneficial to both of us at the end of
the transaction.Icame across a very huge sum of money belonging to a
deceasedperson who died on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and 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 before our discovery to
this development. The said amount was U.S$12.2M (Twelve million two hundred
thousand United States dollars). As it may interest you to know,Igot your
impressive information through the Burkina-faso chamberof commerce on
foreign business relations here in OuagadougouBurkina-faso.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased,get the required approval and transfer
this money to a foreign account has been put inplacand directives and needed
information will bere layed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will
require asecond party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present aforeign
account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money
will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.
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 30% of the
total sum as grat ification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been
adviced to keep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the
whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your
account and ask me 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 may even advice. All
other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
I look forward to receive your e-mail urgently in other for us to start the
transaction.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Saliu Ahmed
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