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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: "emmanuel osei " <emmanuel_osei@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:26:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOODDAY TO YOU
DEAR GOOD FRIEND ,
I AM AN ACCOUNT CLERK AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK KUMASI BRANCH GHANA.
I AM WRITING FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU ON THE INTERNET, ASSURING ME OF YOUR CAPABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO
CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $13.5M US DOLLARS (THIRTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS)
IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH IN THE YEAR
2001 THAT ALMOST TOOK THE WHOLE LIFE OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE
WE CANNOT RELEASE UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY
BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SO THAT YOU APPLY FOR IT AND THE FUND BE
RELEASED TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY ANDSUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND
I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO
THE BANK TREASURY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND I AM A
GHANAIAN AND CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE DESIGNED THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGNPARTNER,IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BESETASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME.THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN
OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED .
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR
THE TRANSFER .
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
EMMANUEL OSEI BONSU
N/B. MY INTENTION OF WRITING YOU THROUGH EMAIL IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT
IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL
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