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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: "james villa" <villa_james@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 01:52:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Mr James Villa
FROM THE DESK OF MR JAMES VILLA,
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST
TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENCIAL
DEAR FRIEND,=20
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY, I AM SO GLAD TO WRITE THIS LETTER TO YOU.
I AM MR JAMES VILLA THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REM=
ITTANCE DEPARTMENT HERE IN ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST).=20
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE=
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO O=
NE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ALONG WITH HIS FAM=
ILY ON 31 OCTOBER 1999. Who was on board Flight 990 EgyptAir Flight. (=
for more information about this crash ). Visit Website Bellow;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF =
KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLE=
SS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED =
AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEA=
RNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG-SIDE WITH =
HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.=20
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUS=
INESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN O=
R RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE=
NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BA=
NK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERESTIPULAT=
ES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER EIGHT YEARS, THE MONEY W=
ILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.=20
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED=
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND IVORIAN CANNOT STAND=
AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE =
FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT , 10% WILL B=
E SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE =
FOR ME.
=20
THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE=
PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREIN, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS=
FUND TO YOU ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NE=
XT OF KIN OF THE NDECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT=
NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTE=
D.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TE=
XT OF THE APPLICATION .
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE =
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRA=
NGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIA=
TELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMED=
IATELY.
BEST REGARDS,
MR JAMES VILLA
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
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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