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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: "JERRY WILLIAM" <jerr_william@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jerr_william@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 06:46:00 -0700
Subject: READ
Dear Partner,
Greetings!
For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential.
Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is
of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be
a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it
extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get
attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will
be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to
you. For I know that you are the only one that can be trusted to handle
this project effectively without making us regret. The recommendation I
got concerning you, is enough to get us started with you!
I head a four-man committee on debt reconciliation at the Works
Ministry, where I am also a Director of Project Implementation. In recent
past, we have carefully arranged a contract with a foreign firm, in which
the cost was over-invoiced deliberately to favour us. Now, we want to
get the funds out of the apex bank into your provided account within one
week from now, and a percentage (20%) will be given to you for your
assistance and efforts. The amount we are about transferring is totalled
at US$13,731 million.
Also, there is the need for you to know that, we shall be sending you
the mandatory $6000 that will be requested of you by the apex bank, as
handling charges precedent to releasing the funds into your account, so
there are absolutely no bills to be paid by you in the course of the
transfer. Note however that it is only on the condition that you have an
account domiciled in the United States or in the UK, that is when we
shall make the funds available to you. Our financier is only prepared to
release funds to the US & UK only. But if you are outside these
regions, we will have to talk further. All we need from you now is s concrete
mailing address, to enable us send via courier money orders in the
amount of $6000, which you shall use in settling the bills as they come. We
have set aside funds to offset whatever bills that crop up in the event
of transfer. You will certainly ask yourself how consequential this
letter is. Indeed, is it not surprising to receive such a letter seeking
immediate assistance? This is why today I am making you a non-binding,
unrestricted offer, to bring us close into mutual understanding and
cooperation now, and in the near future.
Trust is definitely the most noble trait in the world, and I urge you
to trust my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of
faith, who in the name of love for her equals is willing to accomplish the
task of doing business with a trusted and transparent person. It is up
to you to decide whether this letter deserves your trust and
confidentiality.
And if indeed it does, send me the following:
1. Your letter of consent.
2. Your mailing and contact address.
3. Your telephone numbers.
Upon receipt of the above, I shall communicate with you, and let you
know the details of the transfer. Whatever your actions and your
decision, I thank you for taking the time to read my email.
Best personal regards.
Jerry William
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