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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: "anthony madu" <anthony_madu2@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 06:09:10 +0200
Subject: OK
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O,
URGENT:
RE: TRANSFER OF ($38,000.000.00) USD. THIRTY EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS. WE WANT TO TRANSFER TO OVERSEAS[$38,000.000.00 USD [THIRTY
EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS] FROM A SECURITY COMPANY,INLAND
SECURITY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, WITH HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON /BENIN
REPUBLIC AFRICA. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO QUITELY LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND
HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE AND FIT TO PROVIDE EITHER AN EXISTING
BANK ACCOUNT OR TO SET UP A NEW BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY TO RECEIVE THIS
MONEY, EVEN AN EMPTY ACCOUNT CAN SERVE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY,
AS LONG AS YOU WILL REMAIN HONEST TO ME TILL THE END OF THIS IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTION.I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN
EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE. I AM ANTHONY MADU. THE AUDITOR GENERAL, INLAND
SECURITY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON /BENIN
REPUBLIC AFRICA. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING I DISCOVERED A
FLOATING FUND IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY IN 2000 AND
SINCE 2003 NO BODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN, AFTER GOING
THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT DIED WITHOUT A [HEIR] HENCE THE MONEY IS FLOATING AND IF I DO
NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT WAS MR.STEVE A. MOORE, A FOREIGNER, AND AN
INDUSTRIALIST, AND HE DIED SINCE 2001 AND NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT
THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO BENEFICIARY
AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT MR.STEVE A. MOORE, UNTILL
HIS DEATH WAS THE MANAGER DIAMOND SAFARI [PTY] SA. WE WILL START THE
FIRST TRANSFER WITH $18 MILLION DOLLARS [$18,000.000.00] UPON SUCCESSFUL
TRANSFER WITHOUT ANY DISAPPOINTMENT FROM YOUR SIDE, WE SHALL RE-APPLY
FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE REMAINING $20 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
[$20,000.000.00] INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BRINGING THE SUM TOTAL TO THIRTY
EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS [$38,000.000.00]
I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE
APPROVED TO A FOREIGNER WITH A VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVERS
LICENCE AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE
FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT MR.STEVE A. MOORE, IS A FOREIGNER. I WILL
LIKE US TO MEET FACE TO FACE TO SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT THAT WILL BIND
US TOGETHER IN THE BUSINESS, I AM REVEALING ALL THIS TO YOU WITH THE
BELIEF THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE
FIRST AND THE ONLY PERSON I AM CONTACTING FOR THE BUSINESS SO PLEASE
REPLY URGENTLY FOR ME TO TELL YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
YOU SHOULD FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
DETAILS THAT WILL BE USED IN TRANSFERING THE MONEY.YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE
ME THE ASSURANCE WHEN WE MEET THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING OUR
PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE
FUND WHICH WILL BE 30% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 60% WILL BE FOR US WHILE 10%
WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURED
BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRANSFER. I LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE, ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR NOW SHOULD BE BY E-MAIL
FOR SECURITY REASONS.REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL BOX (
anthony_madu1010@yahoo.com )
BEST REGARDS,
ANTHONY MADU.(THE AUDITOR GENERAL)
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