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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: "Steve Andrews" <steandrews@project-ng.org>
Reply-To: steandrews@ny.com
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 04:03:36 -0900
Subject: Attn: Please get back to me ASAP.
Dear Partner,
Greetings!
For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of
exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great
doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the
fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to
facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for
genuine people to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me to
know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and
reach out to you. For I know that you are the only one that can be trusted
to handle this project effectively without making us regret. The
recommendation I got concerning you, is enough to get us started with you!
I head a four-man committee on debt reconciliation at the Works Ministry,
where I am also a Director of Project Implementation. In recent past, we
have carefully arranged a contract with a foreign firm, in which the cost
was over-invoiced deliberately to favour us. Now, we want to get the funds
out of the apex bank into your provided account within one week from now,
and a percentage (20%) will be given to you for your assistance and efforts.
The amount we are about transferring is totalled at US$13,731 million.
The bills precedent to releasing the funds we have set aside to offset
whatever bills that crop up in the event of transfer. In fact, I will be
sending you the needed amount that might be requested at the finance
ministry, to enable you make the payments directly. You will certainly ask
yourself how consequential this letter is. Indeed, is it not surprising to
receive such a letter seeking immediate assistance? This is why today I am
making you a non-binding, unrestricted offer, to bring us close into mutual
understanding and cooperation now, and in the near future.
Trust is definitely the noblest trait in the world, and I urge you to trust
my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of faith, who in the
name of love for her equals is willing to accomplish the task of doing
business with a trusted and transparent person. It is up to you to decide
whether this letter deserves your trust and confidentiality.
And if indeed it does, send me the following:
1. Your letter of consent.
2. Your mailing and contact address.
3. Your telephone numbers.
Upon receipt of the above, I shall communicate with you, and let you know
the details of the transfer. Whatever your actions and your decision, I
thank you for taking the time to read my email. Your complete mailing
address is very important, to enable me send via courier money orders to
cover the bills.
Best personal regards.
Steve Andrews.
steandrews@ny.com
+234 (804) 329 0489
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