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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: "DR WILLIAMS MENSAH" <mrwllmsmnsh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:49:55 +0000
Subject: I AWAIT IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
DEAR,
Compliment of the season.I got to know of you in search for a reputable and reliable person to assist me in an urgent need requiring utmost trust and confidentiality. and I do fore-see the surprise this letter may bring to you.
I AM DR WILLIAMS MENSAH, THE CO-ORDINATOR OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF GHANA CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL OF THE, SOMETIME AGO, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A CONGLOMERATE OF FOREIGN COMPANIES BY MY COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT,THE CONTRACT WAS OVER INVOICED TO THE TUNE OF US$3. MILLION. THIS WAS DONE DELIBERATELY, THE OVER
INVOICING WAS A DEAL BY MEMBERS OF MY COMMITTEE TO BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT, WE NOW DESIRE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF THE ABOVE COMMITTEE IN THE DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITEE(DRC) INTO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHICH WE EXPECT YOU TO PROVIDE FOR US.
BENEFITS:
FOR PROVIDING THE ACCOUNT WHERE WE SHALL REMIT THE MONEY, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO $500,000.00 UNITED STATE DOLLARS OF THE MONEY,THE REMAINING ONE WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS,WHILE $50,000.00 HAS BEEN
MAPPED OUT FROM THE TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANYEXPENSESTHAT MAY BE INCURRED BY US DURING THE COURSE OF THISTRANSACTION, BOTH INTERNET CHARGES AND INTERNATIONAL CALLS.I WOULD REQUIRE:
A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY/BENEFICIARYAND INFORMATION (THAT YOU HAVE 100% CONTROL OVER). THE ABOVE INFORMATION WOULD BE USED TO MAKE FORMAL APPLICATIONS AS A MATTER OF PROCEDURE FOR THE RELEASE
OF THE MONEY FOR ON WARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMPANY OR YOU PERFORMED CONTRACT PROJECTS OF THE NATURE DESCRIBED HERE, THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU WON A MAJOR CONTRACT AND SUB-CONTRACTED OUT TO OTHER COMPANIES.MORE
OFTEN THAN NOT, BIG TRADING COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALSOF UNRELATED FIELD WIN MAJOR CONTRACTS AND SUB-CONTRACTS IT OUT TO MORE SPECIALISED FIRMS FOREXECUTION OF SUCH CONTRACTS.WE HAVE STRONG AND
RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AND CONTACTS AT THE DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITEE(DRC) AND THE MINISTRYOF FINANCE (TMF) AND WE HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT ALL THIS.
MONEY WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERED IF WE GET THE NECESSARY FOREIGN PERSON IN THIS DEAL. THEREFORE, WHEN THE BUSINESS IS SUCCESSFULLY
CONCLUDED, WE SHALL THROUGH OUR SAME CONNECTIONS WITHDRAW ALL DOCUMENTS USED FROM ALL THE CONCERNED
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES FOR 100% SECURITY.WE WANT THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED TO THE OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING WHEN WE WILL DETERMINE HOW WE WANT OUR PORTION OF THE MONEY,ALL EXPENSES REGARDING THE ACCOUNT OPENING IF NOT ALREADY IN EXISTENCE SHALL BE BORNE BY YOU, ALL EXPENSES ARE HOWEVER REIMBURSEABLE AS ALREADY
STATED ABOVE ON CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS.PLEASE, CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY EMAILWHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL,SO THAT.
IF YOU ARE NOT, IT WILL ENABLE ME SCOUT FOR ANOTHER FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS DEAL. FORTUNATELY,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION RELATING TO ACCOUNT NAME,NUMBER WHERE THIS FUND IS BEEN DEPOSITED FOR YOUR APPLICATION FOR RELEASE.
FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS BUSINESS, SEND ME AN EMAIL.
I AWAIT IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
WILLIAMS MENSAH
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