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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: "bello adams" <bello_adams1@jovem.te.pt>
Reply-To: <belloadams009@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:03:58 GMT
Subject: Contact Me
GULF BANK OF AFRICA PLC.
(URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL)
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($7.5,000,000.00USD) SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUNSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
Private mail box:barrbelloadams001@myway.com
Attn: the Managing Director
Dear Sir\Madam,
It is a pleasure introducing myself to you. I am Mr. Bello Adams, the
Auditor of united bank Africa, during the course of our auditing I
discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1993 and
since 1996 nobody has operated 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 is floating and if I do
not remit this money out urgently it might be discorved by some other
highly placed official in the bank and the funds would be reclaimed by
the bank.
The owner of this account was Mr. Allan.p. Seaman, a foreigner and was
until his death the manager Diamond Safari [pty].S.A. Since then,no one
has come
forward to lay claims on the account and from the bank's records Mr
seaman listed no one as his beneficiary in case of any eventuality.
Now, I want to transfer this floating fund abroad with the assistance
and co-operation of a reliable and capable person who can provide
either an already existing and operative bank account or set up a new
bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty but operative
bank a/c will do as long as you will remain honest with me till the
conclusion of this highly confidential business transaction.I'm
trusting on your
discretion and believing in God that you will never let me down either
now or in future.
The amount involved is (USD 7.5M) Seven million five hundred thounsand
United States Dollars and I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because the transfer
of this money can only be approved to a foreign acct owned by a
foreinger with valid international passport or drivers license.
However, I got your contact address through the international web
directory and I am revealing this to you hoping on your discretion.
I need your full and immediate co-operation to make this transaction a
sucess because all necesarry arangements have been made to approve this
payment to a foreign acct owned by a foreigner who can provide the
necessary information concerning this account.These information will be
forwarded to you upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank
official who is deeply involved with me in this business. I need your
strong assurance that you will never, never let me down.
You are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this
business, so please reply urgently so that I may inform you of the next
step to take.
Most importantly, forward to me your private telephone and fax numbers
including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
amount, 60% will be shared between the other bank official and I while
5%will be for expenses incured by both parties during this transaction.
I assure you that this transaction is risk free.
Please keep this business confidencial.
Regards
Mr.Bello Adams
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