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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: "Gandi Milford" <gandimilford@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:32:27 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS DEAR FRIEND
From: Dr. Gandi Milford
(Operation Manager),
Allied Diplomatic Reserve,
Tombrass.
E-mail: gandimilford100@yahoo.co.uk
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS NOT A SALES SOLICITATION OR SPAM.
Dear Friend,
We are diplomats that arrange for the safe keeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. We work in collaboration with top banks where these funds are kept for onward disbursement to their various destinations. Indeed, we have earned a mane as a service whose hallmark in reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions, fellow diplomats and embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction. A beneficiary whose identity cannot be disclosed because of the Non-circumvention and Non-disclosure agreement that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited, made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you should only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being contacted. The Non-circumvention and Non-disclosure agreement signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor´s identity 18 months after you; the beneficiary had received the funds.
The funds total $7.5M (seven million, five hundred thousand U.S dollars) and we confirm that these funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and Non-criminal origin and are available in form of cash in one of our correspondence bank here. Subsequent upon this, you are hereby requested to re-confirm your full contact and bank information for verification with information contained in our computer database as well as other relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds would be arranged and transferred to your bank immediately. All documentation of proof of ownership and origin of funds would be done here on your behalf to exonerate you from any form of investigation or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism. The requested information is to ensure no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below-;
1) Full Name
2) Telephone/Fax Numbers
3) Bank Details
4) Company´s Name if Any
Please as soon as we get this information, we will move swiftly to transfer your funds without any delay and immediately.
Dr. Gandi Milford,
(Operation Manager, A.D.R)
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