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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: desmondcarlson@afrikako.com
Reply-To: desmond_carlson@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:45:23 +0000
Subject: READ CAREFULLY
Dear Friend,
Complements of the season.I am Mr.Desmond Carlson, Head of Internal Audit
Banque Commercial bank, South Africa,working as part of a bigger team that
covers the entire South African region. An investor (name with-held) died
without naming any next of kin to his fund in my bank.The amount is $5.7M(Five
Million Seven hundred Thousand) and banking regulation/legislation in South
Africa demands that i should notify the fiscal authorities after three
years.The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission to
have you stand in as the next of kin to the deceased.
This funds will be approved and released in your favour as the next of kin if
only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in one accord. I
have all the legal and banking details of the deceased client that will
facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds
and ultimately transfer of the $5.7M plus interest to any bank account
nominated by you.I am prepared to compensate you with a 35% share of the total
funds for your efforts.The final details will be given upon receipt an
affirmation of your desire to participate.
Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this
proposal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner
to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me immediately
on: desmond_carlson@hotmail.com
Thank you,
Mr.Desmond Carlson
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