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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: "Tom Frank" <tom_frank03@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:33:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT REPLY
FROM MR TOM FRANK,
THE MANAGER OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY?I PRESUME THAT ALL IS WELL WITH YOU.I AM THE MANAGER OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN UNIT OF OUR BANK.I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO ACHIEVE A GREAT SUCCESS BUSINESS THAT WILL YEILD US LIFE SUCCESS. BEFORE I WROTE YOU,I PRAYED THAT YOU WILL BE A HONEST AND RELIABLE PERSON WHOM I CAN WORK WITH TO ACHIEVE THIS DEAL OF OUR LIFE.
FROM MY SECTION IN THE BANK, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($18.5 MILLION US DOLLARS)) THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILLIES,ON 25TH JULY,2000 CONCORDE
PLANE CRASH[FLIGHT AF4590 ] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD.THE NAME OF THE DECEASED MAN WAS (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY).
N.B.IN OTHER FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME HONESTLY,GO THROUGH THIS (WEBSITE)BEFORE YOU START WITH ME. BELOW IS THE WEBSITE.
(HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM)
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I COME ACROSSED THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN I WAS ARRANGING THE DEPARTMENTAL CUSTOMERS FILE TO SUBMIT TO THE BANK MANAGEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE YEAR.SINCE THE BANK GOT INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEATH OF THE DECEASED MAN, THE BANK HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO
APPLY AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE THE BANK CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND UNLESS A PERSON FROM ANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES APPLY FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LEARNT THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN 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 BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL APPLY TO THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT
SHARING SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT.
FOR US TO ACHIEVE THIS BUSINESSS IMMEDIATELY,THE PERCENTAGE RATIO FOR SHARING THE FUND WHEN THE BANK RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU MUST BE ARRANGED.SO I ACCEPT THAT THIRTY PERCENT OF THE FUND(30%) WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGNER FOR THE PROVISION OF ANY BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO INCLUDING OTHER OF YOUR PARTICIPATION DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER,SIXTY
PERCENT (60%) WILL BE FOR ME AS THE PERSON WHO EXPLORES THE BUSINESS,FIVE PERCENT OF THE FUND (5%) WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES WHICH MAY COME FORTH DURING THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND, WHILE 5% WILL BE SHARED TO THE HELPLESS PEOPLES AROUND US IN THE WORLD SUCH AS ,MOTHERLESS BABIES,CHARITY HOMES,DISABLE PEOPLES AND SO ON.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING THE MONEY
ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE.SO FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS
ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE ONLY EXISTENING NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER BY INDICATING IN THE APPLICATION THE BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION
WHERE YOU WILL REQUEST THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO.SO IF YOU ACCEPT TO HELP ME IN OTHER TO ACHIEVE THIS GREAT BUSINESS,I WILL SEND TO YOU THROUGH EMAIL OR BY FAX,AN APPLICATION FORM OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL FILL WITH YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION AND SEND TO THE BANK FOR THE TRANSACTION TO START IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS.(1.) THIS BUSINESS IS HUNDRED PERCENT FREE FROM RISK.(2.)YOU WILL NOT FACE ANY MUCH QUESTIONS BECAUSE
THE APPLICATION WILL BEAR THE BRIEF INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED WHICH THE BANK MAY LIKE TO KNOW.(3.) IF YOU WILL FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIVES,THIS TRANSACTION WILL
BE COMPLETED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.(4.)YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL OR SECRET UNTIL THE FUND GET TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSE.
FINALLY CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE WILL PROCEED WITH THIS BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY.
MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Reach me on my private
Email:tom_frank120@yahoo.com
Phone No: 00226 76 44 03 20.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR TOM FRANK.
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