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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.CONFIDENCE ORISAKWE" <confi_20004@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:19:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: LOOKING FOR BUSINESS ASISTANCES.
Dear friend,
Compliments of the season.I must sincerely solicit your strictest confidendence in thitransaction;this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret.What I am about to divulge to you in this mail is top secret and if it offends or does not meet with your business ethics, I crave for your indulgence.I am Dr confidence orisakwe, a member of a special committee C. R. P(Contract Review Panel) setup by the present civilian government of ghana We are saddled with the task of auditing the account of the government parastatals and ministries for the past 10 years.In the course of our work in the committee, we discovered this funds which resulted from gross invaluation of contracts by top government officials of last adminstration. The company that executed the contract has been duly paid and the contract commissioned leaving the sum of $25,500,000.00(Twenty-five million,five hundred thousand USD)floating in the Escrow account of the Central Bank of ghana re!
ady for
payment.I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues in the committee to look for an oversea partner to whom we can transferthe sum of $25,500,000.00 (Twenty-five million,five hundred thousand USD)legally sub contracting the entitlement of you/your company. This is bearing in mind that our civil service code of conduct forbids us from owning a foreign company or running foreign account while still in
active governmental service.Hence,the need for an oversea partner like you.We have agreed that the funds will be shared after it has been paidinto your nominated account based on each parties negotiation upon youracceptance and willingness to assist us in this transaction. We have also agreed that our own share of the funds will be used for importation business in conjunction with you, as we cannot bring back the cash to ghana.All logistics are in place and all modalities are worked out for thissmooth conclusion of this transaction within 10 to 14 working days ofcommencement after receipt of the following information:
Your full name:
Company name:
Address:
Company's detail & activities:
Telephone & Fax numbers:
These information will enable us make the application and lodge claimsto the concerned ministries and agencies in favour of your company and it is pertinent to state here that this transaction is entirely based on trust as the solar bank draft or certified cheque draw able in any central Bank of ghana correspondent Bankers in America, Asia and Europe is going to be made in your name .In order to move forward quickly, please respond to me by this email address only(it was acquired for confidentiality)so I can bring you into the complete pictured information of this pending project as to the successful conclusion of this project.The best response, however, would be by telephone so wecan discuss fully all issues needed to complete this venture in good time andsuccessfully.I wait to hear prompt and positive response from you to this business
proposal.Thank you and God bless.
Best Regards,
Dr confidence orisakwe
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