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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: "rev alfred timothy" <alfred@revtimothy.com>
Reply-To: revalfred_timothy@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:28:15 +0000
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY
WORLD BANK
WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OFFICE
BILLS AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 15TH FLOOR, HAYMARKET,
LONDON, SW1 Y4TE, Uk
FAX: +448708311767 Email: alfred@revtimothy.com
Dear Beneficiary,
I am Rev.Alfred Timothy, a senior staff with the World Bank fact finding &
special duties office. I am writing you this letter because cool penny is
better than millions of dollars. It is better for one to live and die poor
honest man than a rich dishonest one.
I and the chief security officer (CSO) of this organization have arranged
with an officer in computer section Engineer Sid Ahmed to bring out part of
your total pending payment sum amounting to US$12.5 million. Why we did this
is because according to information gathered from the bank’s/security
computer, you have been waiting for a long time to receive your money
without success. As I found out that you have almost met all the statutory
requirements in respect of your pending payment, your problem is that of
interest groups. A lot of people are interested in your payment and those
people are merely doing paper works with you and that explains why you
receive fax and phone messages from different people everyday. Also we found
out that some of the officials of the parastatals have been extorting a lot
of money from you with the pretext of helping you receive your money. I can
assure you that this may last for years yet nothing happens ! if you do not
do away with those officers that you call your partners. And for security
reasons do not tell anybody that you have your money until you receive cash
at your door step.
The money is in a security-proof box weighing 80kg. Yesterday we went to
four courier companies to make arrangements on how to ship them by courier
to you. Dhl, ems, FedEx, ups all said that they must open the boxes for
inspection by the customs before shipment. This is something we want to
avoid because the box is padded with synthetic nylon and to open it, you
have to cut the pad before you will meet the button that you will press to
open the dial code-lock. There is no way you can open the box and be able to
close it again because it was padded with machine. We told the courier
services that the box contained film materials and when open will spoil the
materials. We did not declare money because courier does not carry money.
Today a friend of mine who is diplomat disclosed to me that there is a
security courier service they use to send diplomatic materials and
information from one country to another. It has diplomatic immunity and
consignment cannot be checked by any customs anywhere in the world. I have
met the officials of the security courier service and concluded shipping
arrangement with them, which they will commence as soon as i have your go
ahead order. The diplomat will help me so we do not have any problem. We
have concluded that you must donate Seven Hundred Thousand United States
dollars (US$700,000.00) to charity here in London as soon as you receive
your money. To this effect, you will send us a promissory note for Seven
Hundred Thousand United States dollars (US$700,000.00) along with your
address for sending the box by courier.
Please maintain topmost secrecy as it may cause a lot of problems if found
out that we are using this way to help you. Do not ever tell anybody about
this until you have your money. I want to help you because something in me
is telling me that you are an honest person. When you conclude this and you
send our promise, we will help to ship the final part of your money to you.
Henceforth, you are to disregard all form of communication with any person
or group of persons concerning your funds from Africa or any other country.
You are therefore advised to contact Dave on his personal e-mail
address:revalfred_timothy@yahoo.com
God be with us as we wait for your reply. Please do not fail to call.
Yours faithfully,
REV.ALFRED TIMOTHY
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