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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: "Mrs Rita Butego .P" <rita_butep7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rita_butep@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 20:13:26 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION
INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND DEPARTMENT LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Email: imf_telex_remm_dept@hotmail.com
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Attn:Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you of your long overdue payment.We saw your name (in our Central Computer among the list of unpaid
contractors,inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that
originated from America, Africa ,Asia ,Europe, Middle east etc) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC,Barclays Bank, Natwest Bank,and Bank of America,Citi bank,abbey bank,Banco de Satander and other Financial institution.
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a
part-payment of $4.5 million and has been approved already for
months. You are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund. However, we received an email from one Mr. Robert Water who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week.
I am compelled to advice you to contact us, the I.M.F. International Monitoring Funds in Europe on this office through our e-mail telephone / fax numbers very urgently. In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the simple reasons that our office desk have just received a Sworn Affidavit to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated:
Prudential Bank and Trust Co (Zamora Branch) Account #: 5068-1117-8.
Please confirm to our department if you have instructed anyone to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf. Please confirm if you have authorized us through your agents to issue cash call payment remittance to them on your behalf.Please, also confirm if you have authorized your attorney to change your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:
Prudential Bank & Trust Co (Zamora Branch) Zamora Street, Pandacan, Manilla, Philippines Bank FSD Account # 5068-1117-8 Of Nabil Bahij Jahas.
Also re-confirm your, Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail address, Office or home address. We have decided to contact you because we suspected that somebody is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit of means, into a new different bank account.
Already, their associates have requested us to place a cash call order in their favour on your behalf, but we discovered the absence your signature.
Yours Sincerely, Mrs.Rita butego
On Behalf Of Mr.Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo. Telex/Remmitance Director, IMF
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