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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: "wahab waziri" <wahab_waziri02@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:01:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY.FROM MR WAHAB WAZIRI.
FROM THE DESK OF:MR .WAHAB WAZIRI.
DIRECTOR AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT,
BANQUE SAHELO SAHARIENNER POUR L'INVESTISSEMENT ET COMMERCE
OUAGA-BURKINA-FASO.( B.S.I.C ) (BOA) GROUP.
ATTN: PLEASE.
GREETINGS TO YOU, I AM MR. WAHAB WAZIRI THE ACCOUNTANT MANAGER OF L=
ATE MR.MORRIS THOMPSON IN ( B.S.I.C ), HERE IN BURKINA FASO.HOWEVER I G=
OT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL WEB DIRECTORY.I DECIDED TO CO=
NTACT YOU BY EMAIL BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IT IS MORE SECURED AND PRIVATE.
RECENTLY I DISCOVERED A DORMANT ACCOUNT WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY V=
ALUEDUSD30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ONLY)THAT BELONGS T=
O ONE OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH.
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT C=
AME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO LATE MR. MORRIS THOMPS=
ON AN AMERICAN GREAT INDUSTRIALIST AND A RESIDENT OF ALASKA, WHO UNFO=
RTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 2=
61 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31 2000,INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTE=
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