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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: "Africa Development Bankk" <infooffices6@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: inf-africadevelopment@hotmail.co.jp
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:27:46 -0700
Subject: RE-COMFIRMED THIS WOMAN IF IS TRUE
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR. JOHNATHAN BROUGHS.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) COTONOU BENIN.
BENIN REPUBILI
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $12.5M
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER
(KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE
FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A
LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE
HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK, YORK.
BANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.
PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF
THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG
ACCOUNT NAME.
THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE
FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO
THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE
NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. FORWARD YOUR
PAYMENT INFORMATION, YOUR FULL NAME, TELEPHONE, FAX
NUMBER, HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT THIS
EMAIL: ( inf-africadevelopment@hotmail.co.jp ) OR CALL (+229-97563053).
BEST REGARDS,
DR. JOHNATHAN BROUGHS.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) COTONOU BENIN.
BENIN REPUBILIC
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF BENIN REPUBILIC
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