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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "john semde" <john_s@mail.mn>
Reply-To: john_semde1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:58 +0200
Subject: YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED....
FROM THE DESK OF MR.JOHN SEMDE .
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF
AFRICA.
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO ,
ATTN:
I AM MR. JOHN SEMDE ,
THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
BANK OF AFRICA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET, WHILE SEARCHING
FOR A HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO IMPLEMENT
THIS TRANSFER. I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD $12, 500, 000.00) BELONGING TO A
DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.
THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE
ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE
THE
ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR. JOHN KOROVO FROM JORDAN , WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE
DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH. HERE IS THE AIR CRASH WEBSITE ONCN
HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML>
THE SAID FUND IS NOW READY FOR TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE
OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,
WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN
OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEAR NT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE
CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS
COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH
MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED
AFTER FIVE YEARS.
THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I THEREFORE
SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF KIN. I
HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN
RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE
FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUSE OF THIS
TRANSACTION IF THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BANK OF AFRICA,
I AND MY FAMILY IN THIS TRANSACTION WILL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY
FOR OUR OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY.
I EXPECT
YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS YOU MAY
WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. MOREOVER, BE REST ASSURED THAT
THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO THE ACCOUNT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE HAVE BEEN
CONCLUDED PROVIDED WE MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECEIRITY
INVOLVED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
THANKS AND
MY REGARDS!
MR. JOHN SEMDE .
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