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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: "Michael Ramsey" <mramsey_4@msn.com>
Reply-To: mramsey231@faithmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:09:59 +0000
Subject: Good Day
Dear Friend,
Good day to you. I may have to trouble your sense of personal achievement
and reward for an
opportunity properly taken advantage of.
I am Mr. Michael Ramsey, a representative and attorney to Kenneth Lay, the
former chairman & CEO,
Enron Corp. Industry: Energy &Natural Resources Home, presently in jail and
facing trial on
charges of corruption and embezzlement of funds while in Power. He deposited
($21,000,000.00)
with me when he was in power as the chairman. I am contacting you because I
want you to deal with the Finance house and claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the Funds belong to my foreign business partner.
You shall also be required to assist me in investment in your
country. I hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will not sit on
this money when you
claim it, rather assist me properly, share in this percentage, 60% to me and
40% to you. When I
receive your positive response I will give you viable information relating
to this project i.e. the Finance institution where the money was deposited
and the required documentation that will
enable you lay claims to the funds, which is very important. What I need is
for you to indicate
your interest that you will assist us by receiving the money on my behalf in
Europe. For this,
you shall be considered to be the beneficiary to the funds. The project in
brief, is that the
funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments in your
country, is presently in
the custody of a bank in Europe. I do not want the government of my Country
to know about the
money because they will believe I got the money from the sales of Enron
stock when he was the
Chairman & C.E.O.of Enron
Once I have your details in full, the finance institution will contact you
for Release of the
funds to your account. As soon as payment is effected, and the amount
mentioned above is
successfully transferred into your account, I intend to use my own share in
acquiring some
estates abroad. For this too you shall also be the overseas manager of all
our properties and you
will be paid based on a certain percentage agreed on by both parties. I
guarantee you that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me urgently by E-mail:mramsey231@faithmail.com. I
am presently in
LONDON.
Please, provide me the following:
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
Best Regards.
Michael Ramsey.
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