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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: "Jack Collins" <jackcollins_24@msn.com>
Reply-To: jacked2010@walla.com
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:07:02 +0000
Subject: hi
Dear Sir:
Receiving a proposal of this nature from a stranger may seem worrisome. But
the fact is that the ruling class in most developing countries, especially
in Africa is a major cause for this phenomenon. They are wholesomely
corrupt. Thus it has become a vicious circle of who gets what part of the
national cake.
My name is Jack Abiye Collins and I am the accountant to the Minister of Oil
and Mineral Resources. Following the recent and on going increases in the
price of
petroleum products (gas, etc.) the sum of
$50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million US Dollars) was approved
by the Government for the environmental protection of
the oil area of Delta State. As would be usually expected, the accounting
figure to be disbursed was
inflated by $16,000,000.000 (Sixteen Million US
Dollars). Thus while the government will actually make
available $66 Million only $50 Million will be disbursed leaving a balance
of $16 Million. This balance forms the subject of this letter.
We require the assistance of an honest foreigner to receive this amount ($16
Million) in the form of personal luggage. The procedure is simple and
without any risk. The cash was concealed as personal effects in a medium
sized box and brought to kept in a security company in abroad as a
diplomatic luggage.
All we require is an honest individual who will receive it for our mutual
benefit. The diplomats who brought it and the security company do not know
the real content.
If you choose to help us, all we need is your telephone number so that we
can discuss better on phone.You may be required to offset some handling
charges, which is essential and necessary in order to validate and
authenticate the transaction.
Finally, if you decide to cooperate,we will give you 28 percent of the
amount. Once the box is in your possession, my deputy will travel down to
meet with you for the sharing.
God bless!
J.A Collins (esq.)
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