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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: Mary Smith Mary <marysmith_abt@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mary_smith_4u@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:14:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK,
LOME,
REPUBLIC OF TOGO.
I AM MRS MARY SMITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK IN LOME REPUBLIC OF TOGO .
I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION OVER TO AN IMPORATNT ISSUE WHICH I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION IN MY BANK.
IT ALL HAPPENED DURING MY SEARCH OF FILE FROM THE ADMINSTRATIVE SECTION OF THE BANK WHERE I FOUND AN OLD FILE BELONING TO ONE OF OUR LATE CLIENT WHO DIED ALONE WITH HIS FAMILY ALONG TOGO GHANA HIGHWAY ON DECEMBER 12 1999 AND NOW I WANT BOTH OF US TO WORK AS A TEAM TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFER HIS 12.6 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS IN HIS DOMANT ACCOUNT NOW INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
THIS TRANSACTION IS FREE RISK ADN I WILL MAKE SURE I GOVERNS THIS TRANSACTION TO ENABLE IT GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU SUPPORT ME AND AFTER THIS TRANSACTION THE FUND WILL BE SHARE INTO THREE PARTS 60% FOR ME AND 35% FOR YOU AND
THE BALANCE OF 5% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENDETURE MADE TO ENABLE THIS FUND GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF YOU ARE READY KINDLY ALLOW ME KNOW SO WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS TRANSACTION IF NOT SO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDITING COMMITTE WILL COME TO MY BANK TO AUDIT OF DOMAN ACCOUNT AND IF HIS OWN HIS BEEN FOUND IT WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE GOVERMENT ACCOUNT SINCE NOBODY COMES TO CLIAM THE FUND.
I WILL LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU
REGARDS
MRS MARY SMITH REGIONAL MANAGER
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK
LOME
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
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