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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "usman hassan" <usman_hassan100@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 23:02:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COU
LD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON[ONO CHOJI] AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT Y
OU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO MR. ONO CHOJI AND HIS PRO
PERTIES.I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WH
ICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUI
DIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS=
TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WIL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCE
S BOTH OF US INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.SO IF YOU AR
E INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE IN
CLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLI
ED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.
BEST REGARDS,URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE
I AM MR.USMAN HASSAN.I WORK IN THE AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF INTER=
NATIONAL BANK OF AFRICAN (IBA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY INVOLVED IS ($5.2 MILLION US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER O
UT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND
YOURS TOO. AND ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE TO USA FOR TREATMLENT OF LIVER DAM
AGE. THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED ONO CHOJI A BUSINESS COMMERCIA
LIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX YEARS AGO AND
SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT =
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COU
LD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON[ONO CHOJI] AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT Y
OU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO MR. ONO CHOJI AND HIS PRO
PERTIES.I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WH
ICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUI
DIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS=
TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WIL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCE
S BOTH OF US INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.SO IF YOU AR
E INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE IN
CLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLI
ED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.
BEST REGARDS,
MR USMAN HASSAN.
MR USMAN HASSAN.
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