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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: "Mr. Becker Ali" <beckali2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: beckali@excite.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:43:10 -0500
Subject: ARE YOU CAPABLE?
From Mr. Becker Ali.
Tel:+44-703-195-5063
Good day,
My name is Mr. Becker Ali, the auditor and head of computing department of a
financial organization here in London, United Kingdom.
There is an deposit account opened in this organization in 1995 and since my
inception into office in 2000, nobody has operated on this account.After
going through some old files, I discovered that if I do not remit this money
out urgently,it will be forfeited. In order to transfer out (Five-Million,
one hundred Pounds Sterling) from our bank here, I have the courage to look
for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important
transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in
future.
HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT:
The owner of this account was Mr. John Hughes who was a foreigner and the
manager of Petro Chemical Service Ltd. here in London, a chemical engineer
by profession and he died since 1997.
Since 2001 nobody 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
involved is (5,100,000.00) pounds sterling.
I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I do
not know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money can not be approved to any local bank here in London, but can
only be approved to a foreign account because the money is pounds sterling
and the former owner of the account was a foreigner too.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know
ourselves before or have we met, but be sure that it is real and a genuine
business. I believe in God that you will never let me down in this
transaction.
REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU:
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a
foreign account 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 I am sure of your capability to handle such amount in
strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our
mutual benefit as I will not want to make any mistake.
I need your strong assurance and trust. I shall destroy all documents
concerning this transaction immediately we receive the money leaving no
trace at all,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 be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
the sharing and possible investments.
I will give you 35% for your help and assistance and 60% will be for me.
Kindly provide your phone number and contact details for easy communication.
Thanks and god bless you
Sincerely,
Mr. Becker Ali.
Tel:+44-703-195-5063
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