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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: "Dr.Charles Mbah" <charlsmbah_1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:30:14 +0100
Subject: URGENT,PLEASE READ!!!
OFFICE OF THE AUDITING.
MANAGER AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
private email: charlesmbah@sify.com <mailto:charlesmbah@sify.com>
NEXT OF KIN CLAIMS
TRANSFER OF ONE HUNDREND AND TWENTY SIX
MILLION U.S.DOLLARS ($126,000,000,00)
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DEAR PARTNER,
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT ( ONE HUNDREND AND TWENTY SIX
MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO
LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE
FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS. BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER
LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
I AM DR CHARLES MBAH THE COMPUTING MANAGER OF (ADB) AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
BANK
IN AFRICA. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN
THIS BANK IN 1980 AND SINCE 1990 NOBODY HAS OPERATED
ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD
FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT
REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL FORFEITED FOR
NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. CLAYTON RIEDFIELD A
FORIGNER AND THE MANAGER OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE, A
CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE
1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR
ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER
BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL
THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVLOVED IS (U.S.$ 126,000,000.00).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM
ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY
CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN
ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE
MONEY IS IN U.S DOLLARS AND THE FOMER OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT IS MR. CLAYTON RIEDFIELD AND HE WAS A
FOREIGNER TOO.
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE
SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS AND ALSO 100% RISK FREE.
I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET
LISTING WITH THE BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER
LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON
THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR NOW. SO
PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS
FULL NAME ,OFFICE /RESIDENT ADDRESS, PHONE/FAX CONTACT,MARITAL STATUE AND
ACCOUNT DETAILS TO PROCEED THE TRANSFER
WHEN THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS
ALLOCATED OVERSEAS, THROUGH THE OFFSHORE PAYING
DELEGATE FOR FINAL CLEARANCE AND SIGNING OF THE
PAYMENT REALEASE FORM BY THE BENEFICIARY, I WANT US TO
SEE AT THE OVERSEA PAYING CLEARANCE OFFICE FACE TO
FACE OR SIGNING OF THE ORIGINAL BINDING AGREEMENT TO
BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THIS MONEY
INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE
WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A
FOREIGNER WITH A FOREIGN ACCOUNT TO ACT AS THE REAL
BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS
WORK FINE, BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS
PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO
THIS ACCOUNT. WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU WHEN SURE OF YOUR
CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND
TRUST, ACCORDING TO MY
INSTRUCTIONS AND MY ADIVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE, I NEED YOUR
STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST. I SHALL DESTROYED ALL
DOCUMENT CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTIONS IMMEDIATELY WE
RECEIVED THIS MONEY LIVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE.
I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE ON OTHER STAFFS
TO EFFECT THE LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF
THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FROM
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT. WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY
WILL INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR
THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20%
OF THE TOTAL AMMOUNT, 70% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 10% WILL BE
FOR ANY EXPENSES IF OCCUR , BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE
PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY THROUGH MY
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL E MAIL
ADDRESS:
(charlesmbah@sify.com <mailto:charlesmbah@sify.com>) ALL I NEED IS YOUR ACCETANCE AND IDENTIFICATION SO I CAN KNOW YOU AND
TRUST
YOU AND ALSO YOUR BANK DETAILS TO PROCEED THE TRANSFER HOPE I CAN RELIA ON
YOU.
YOURS TRULY,
DR, CHARLES MBAH.
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