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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: "peter johnson" <pjohnson2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johandersen@mail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:41:04 +0200
Subject: {Spam!}
Dear Sir/Madam,
Request for Confidential Business Relationship
May I clave your indulgence to solitcite your co-operation in a business
opportunity.Although am sketical to discuss the business on the internet
owing to a lot of unsolicited/spam mail on the net this days,but I would be
glad to do so if you provide me with your private email address and of
course your direct telephone number so that I can call you.I am only be
sketical because I do not know you in person,If you provide me with details
information about you,I will be more confident to write you an email
deteals of this transaction or better still discuss it on phone with
you.This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for
your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction.By way of
summarized profile of myself I am Mr Johnson.P.Andersen a high
placed official working with the Ministry firm here in
Banjul,Gambia,West Africa. my Department (the Treasury
Department) runs into several thousand millions of dollars monthly.
Myself and three other colleagues in this department are currently
inneeedof a silent foreign partner whose bank account
we can use to transfer the sum of Eighteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand U.S.dollars(us$18,500,000.00). this fund accrued
legitimately (butdiscretely) to us as commission from foreign contracts,
though our private connections.
The fund is presently waiting to be remitted by our
offshore funds managers to any foreign beneficiary submitted by us to
them as the receiver of the fund.
However, by virtue of our positions as civil servants in our country,
we cannot acquire this money in our names. Because as high placed civil
servants,we are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own
or operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it
is not safe for us to keep the money here due to our
unstable political environment.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look
for an overseas silent partner in whose account we would transfer the
us$18,500,000.00 for mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email.
What I am requesting from you is: (1) To be our silent partner and
receive the funds in your account in trust. (2)Provide a bank account
under your control to which the funds will be remitted.(3)Receive the
funds in your account, take out your commission and keep the rest of the
money until I arrive there to meet you after the transfer is completed.
Our proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as
follows: (1) 20% to you as commission, while the remaining 80% belongs
to myself and the two colleagues here. You will be free to take out
your commission immediately after the funds hit your account. Since our
objective is to invest the money in a foreign country,it would be
appreciated if you can also help us to invest our own money into
profitable ventures in your country.
However, this is optional, and should it not be convenient for you to
further assist us with investing the money, we can end our cooperation
after you hand over to us our percentage of the money.
The transaction, although discrete,is lgitimate and the money will be
transferred to your account with all necessary back-up documents
showing legitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected
to your account within seven (7) working day as soon as we reach an
agreementand you furnish me with a suitable bank account for receiving the
money.
I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not,
kindly do not expose this information to any one else.I confirm that
the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to ourselves
or yourself.
please, give me your response immediately by return mail while keeping
everything confidential.Alternate email:johandersen@mail.com
yours faithfully,
Mr John.P. Andersen
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