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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 HABIB SALAMI" <salami@post.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: habib_salami@myway.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:02:22 +0000
Subject: SALAAM
SALAAM.
In order to transfer out (fifteen-million pounds sterling) from our
bank here 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 le down either now or in future.
I am the auditor and head of computing department of a bank here in
DAKAR SENEGAL,There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and
since my inception into office in 2001, nobody has operated on this account
again,after going through some old files, I discovered that if i do not remit
this money out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.
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 here in DAKAR, a chemical engineer
by profession and he died since 1995.And then, 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 (15,000,000.00)
pounds sterling.
I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i
don't know any foreigner, i am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money can not be approved to any local bank here in DAKAR, but can
only be approved to any foreign account because the money is pounds
sterling?s and the former owner of the account is John Hughes AMERICA by Nationality and he was a foreigner too.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't
know our selves before neither have we let, but be sure that it is real and
a genuine business. I believe in God that you will never let le down in
this investment.
When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is allocated
overseas,through the offshore paying delegate for final clearance and signing of
the payment release form by the beneficiary, i want you to see at the
oversea payment clearance office face to face for signing of the original
binding agreement to bind us together so that, or if you cannot come to DAKAR we can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be
remitted.
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 out, 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 sure of your capability to handle such amount in
strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and my advice for our
mutual benefit because I don't want to make any mistake, I need your
strong assurance and trust. I shall destroy all documents concerning these
transactions immediately we receive this 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.
please do reply me through habib_salami@myway.com or salami@post.com
OR Call me with my number {+221-518-1350}
Thanks and god bless you
Sincerely,
Dr Habib Salami.
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