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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:20:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.
Villa 6 Riviera 11
Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire
Hello,
I am Mr Amani Bello, the bill and exchange manager in one of the
Commercial banks here in COTE D'IVOIRE .
I have a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for you. A floating sum for US$10.350.000 (Ten Million Three Hundrend And Fifty Thusand dollars)belonging to a deceased customer with the name has been noticed unclaimed in our audit archive. Unfortunately, he lost his life abroad Egypt
Air flight 990, which crashed into the atlantic ocean (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm)
As one of the key officers in the bank, I am obliged to notify you, since you have the same name with the late benaficiary. Most importantly, the fund will be forefitted to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills in accordance with our bank policy( 5 Years) unless urgent arrangement is made to claim
it.
I want this money to be paid into your account for us to share in 50/50
propotion, all I need from you is unity of purpose, honesty and you will promise me that you will not run away with this money.
I have made all verification and perfected arrangement for a clean and
successful execution of the transaction within few days of commencement. So there is no risk involved. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency.
Please make available to me your phone / fax numbers, your full names and address, your job description and title, so that i can get started with the documentations. Please send your reply to my private email box: amani_bello8@yahoo.co.jp
Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Amani Bello.
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