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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: spiff white <spiffwhite_316@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:48:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED.
DEAR FRIEND,
YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED.
MY NAME IS SPIFF WHITE,PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK (ICB) OF GHANA LTD.
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES,
OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31OCTOBER 1999[WITH
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROMTHE
WEBSITE BELOW :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO
ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD15M,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALLBE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY
MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS, BECAUSE AFTER EIGHT YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS
A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A GHANAIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A
FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND
THE
REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH
FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER. PLEASE REPLY TOMY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS:DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS JERRY SMITH,PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK (ICB) OF GHANA LTD.
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MYBANK(WILLIAM BARNES,
OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31OCTOBER 1999[WITH
EGYPTIAN AIRLINE990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROMTHE
WEBSITE BELOW :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO
ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD15M,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALLBE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY
MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS, BECAUSE AFTER EIGHT YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS
A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A GHANAIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A
FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND
THE
REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH
FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER. PLEASE REPLY TOMY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS:spiffwhite26@yahoo.co.uk
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
SPIFF WHITE.
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