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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: "Abama Rabort George " <bawm1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:07:43 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Urgent reply is needed.
DEAR FRIEND,
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I AM MR.ABAMA R.GEORGE, THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTI=
NG SECTION OF BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA=
WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINE=
SS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT END OF THE=
TRANSACTION. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK,IN MY =
DEPARTMENT I CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEAS=
ED PERSON WHO DIED ON 26TH DECEMBER 2003 IN A PLANE CRASH AT BENIN REPU=
BLIC AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOU=
T ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATI=
ON BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.THE SAID AMOUNT WAS U.S $7.=
2M (SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)AS IT MAY =
INTEREST YOU TO KNOW,I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE BURK=
INA-FASO CHAMBER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.=
=20
=20
MEANWHILE,ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE =
BONAFIDE NEXT OF KNI TO THE DECEASED,GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRAN=
SFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIRECTIV=
ES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICAT=
E YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF=
TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.=20
=20
IN FACT,I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN=
THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT(A BANKER) WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERAT=
E A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE D=
URING THE TRANSFER BECAUSE I STILL WORKING IN THIS BANK.THIS IS THE ACT=
UAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWAR=
D CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK=
AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE =
RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE VERIFICATION =
AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHO=
LE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. =
ON THE SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,YOU WILL ENTITLED TO 30% O=
F THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION,WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CAR=
E OF EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEP=
HONE BILLS,WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME . PLEASE,YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO K=
EEP "TOP SECRET"AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERV=
ICE AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.I WILL BE MONTORING THE WHOLE S=
ITUTATION HERE IN THIS UNTILL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND=
AS ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND =
ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGE PREVOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT EITH=
ER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVICE ME TO INVEST IN.ALL OTHER =
NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.=20
=20
THANKS.
=20
MR.ABAMA.
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p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html
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