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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "aminu dantata" <aminudantata@mail.mn>
Reply-To: dantataaminu@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:43:21 +0000
Subject: $15.6MILLION FOR TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT URGENTLY
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I AM MR. DANTATA
AMINU "A SECRETARY OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR BOA BANK HERE IN
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO ".I HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS
TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT
OF OUR BOTH FAMILIES.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF ($15.6) MILLION TO
YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 14 BANKING DAYS. THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS
IN OUR BANK WITHOUT CLAIM. I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS
THE NEAREST PERSON TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER, THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED
ALONG WITH HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN IN AN AIR CRASH SINCE JULY 31ST 2000. I
DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURER AS AN ABANDONED FUND. SO
THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT THE BANK CAN RELEASE THE
MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER. PLEASE I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL AS A TOP SECRET AND DELETE IT IF YOU ARE NOT
INTERESTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL GIVE YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE
BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 45% OF THE ABOVE
MENTIONED SUM IF YOU AGREE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH ME.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY
BEST REGARD.
MR DANTATA AMINU
NB/ PLEASE EMAIL YOUR REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS DANTATA AMINU@YAHOO.COM
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