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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: "rita boakye" <rita_boakye02@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:22:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM DR RITA BOAKYE
MY DEAREST,
=20
HOW ARE YOU TODAY WITH YOUR FAMILY OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY?I HOPE YO=
U ALL FINE, SO MY DEAR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS LETTER,=20
IT IS MY GREAT INTEREST AND THE TRUST WHICH I HAVE ON YOU, THROUGH WE H=
AVE NOT MEET BEFORE, NEITHER HAVE WE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEFORE I=
PICK UP YOUR ADDRESS AND WRITE TO YOU=20
=20
I AM A STAFF OF BANK I 'M WRITING FOLLOWING AN OPPURTUNITY IN MY OFFICE=
THAT WILL BE OF IMENSE BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US.=20
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5MILLION (TEN =
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OU=
R FOREIGN CUSTOMERS LATE MR. MORRIS THOMPSON AN AMERICAN WHO UNFORTUN=
ATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 W=
HICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31 2000, INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHT=
ER. YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS SITE BELOW.
HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2000/US/02/01/ALASKA.AIRLINES.LIST/ =20
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS N=
EXT OF KIN OR RELATVES TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANN=
OT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION=
TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, I LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN BEING HIS ONLY DA=
UGHTER DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY WITH THE K=
NOWLEDGE OF THIS FUND BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS D=
ISCOVERY THAT I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN THIS DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED =
TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF =
KIN OR BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS FOR SAFETY KEEPING AND SUBSEQUENT DISB=
URSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON=92T WANT THIS MONEY T=
O GO BACK INTO GOVERNMENT TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT SUCH MONEY REMAINED=
AFTER 6 YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANKING TREASURY AS U=
NCLAIMED FUNDS AND I BEENING THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OFFICER IN THE BANK =
WITH OTHER TWO MEMBERS DO NOT ALLOWED THE BANK DIRECTOR TO KNOW ABOUT T=
HIS.
WE AGREED THAT 20% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, WH=
ILE THE BALANCE WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES. I WILL VISIT YOUR COU=
NTRY FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE =
ONCE THIS MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE BE HONEST TO ME AND TRU=
ST IS OUR WATCHWORD IN THIS TRANSACTION.=20
NOTE THIS TRANSACTION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND RISK FREE. AS SOON AS YOU R=
ECEIVE THIS MAIL YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME BY RETURN MAIL OR YOU CALL ME ON=
TELEPHONE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SMOOTH RELEASE OF TH=
ESE FUNDS TO YOU HAS BEEN FINALISED. WE WILL DISCUSS MUCH IN DETAILS WH=
EN I DO RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE.
PLEASE IN YOUR RESPONSE INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNIC=
ATION BETWEEN US.
BEST REGARDS
DR RITA BOAKYE
Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html
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