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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.Charles A.Tam" <tamway@jovem.te.pt> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tamway@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 05:08:34 +0000
Subject: Financial Trust
From the Desk of:Mr.Charles A.Tam,
Alfonso XII, 18, 4 Dcha
28014 Madrid,Spain
Attn:President/CEO ,
Urgent and Confidential:
Re: Transfer of ($6,400.000.00) Six Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.
We want to transfer to abroad ($6,400.000.00 USD). Six Million Four Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars from a Security Company, Servetrust nad Finance Inc., Madrid, Spain. I want to quitely look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new bank account immediately to receive
this money,even an empty account can serve as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business transaction. I
want to believe that you will never let me down either now or in the future.
I am Charles A.Tam the auditor general, Servetrust and Finance Inc., Madrid,Spain. During the course of our auditing, I discovered a
floating fund in an account opened in the security company in 1999 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through some old files in the records, I discovered that the owner of the account died without a (HEIR),hence the money has been
floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account was Mr. Manfred
Schichegger, a foreigner, and an industrialist,he died since 2001 and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning
it.The account has no beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Manfred Schichegger until his death was the Managing
Director,Dobrava Mbh $ Co.
We will start the first transfer with Four million united states dollars($4,000.000.00),upon successful transfer without any
disappointment from your side,we shall re-apply for the transfer of the remaining Two million four hundred thousand united states
dollars($2,400.000.00)into your account bringing the total sum Six million four hundred thousand united states dollars($6,400.000.00).
I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be approved to a foreigner with a valid international passport,drivers
licence and foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. Manfred Schichegger is a
foreigner. I will like us to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together in the business, I am revealing all these to you with belief
that you will never let me down in this business,you are the firstcand the only person I am contacting for the business so please reply
urgently for me to tell you the next step to take.
You should forward your telephone and fax numbers and your bank account details that will be used in transfering the money.You will
have to give me the assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing and disbursment of
the fund.
I look forward to your earliest response through my alternative email:tamway@rediffmail.com
Best regards,
Charles A. Tam.
tamway@rediffmail.com
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