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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: "ado kwame" <adokwame2@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: adokwame@live.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:39:14 +0100
Subject: Business
From Barrister Ado Kwame.
Principal Partner,
Ado Kwame & CO.
Accra Ghana.
Attn: Friend,
I am Ado Kwame, Personal Attorney to late Mr.Raymond Beck, A foreign
construction engineer who was resident here in Ghana. My client died with
his family on Egypt Air Flight 990
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm.
I received a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke the tragic news
of my clients death. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any
of his extended relatives. This has proved unsuccessful; I got your contact
from the internet Chambers and Commerce.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet hence I contacted you. I seek your consent and assistance in
repatriating money left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the bank where the deposit is lodged.
The deposit is valued US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars only). The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present
a next-of-kin of the deceased to inherit the funds or have the account
declared serviceable.
Two weeks ago. The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I
was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within
28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property.
The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me. I
hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin of the
deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued US$10,500,000.00 can
be transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you and me will share
the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be mapped out for any
expenses that would made, during the process of the claim. I have necessary
legal documents that will be used to support claim of the inheritance from
the bank. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the
transaction through.I guarantee that the transaction will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Now our questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?
If you can sponsor this transfer Consider this and get back at us as soon as
possible with this information.
1.Your Full names.
2.Your Telephone and fax numbers.
3.Your Contact address.
4.Your Date of birth.
5.Your Occupation.
6. Scanned copy of your international passport.
As soon as I receive these information I will file-in a formal application
to the bank for the inheritance in your name as next-of-kin of the deceased.
That will enable the bank to process the transaction with you as beneficiary
and remit the funds in your name as (Inheritor).
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Ado Kwame
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