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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Personal Contral" <pm1957@msn.com>
Reply-To: pmoshe@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:51:43 +0000
Subject: REQUESTING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS.
DEAR GOOD FRIEND,
I AM WRITING THIS WITH DUE RESPECT AND HONOR, BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL GIVE
MY REQUEST PROPER AND URGENT ATTENTION. THERE IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY
DOUBT AND DISTRUST IN YOUR HEART IN RESPECT OF THIS EMAIL, COUPLED WITH THE
FACT THAT, SO MANY MISCREANTS HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE INTERNET TO
FACILITATE THEIR NEFARIOUS DEEDS, THEREBY MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR
GENUINE AND LEGITIMATE BUSINESS CONTACTS TO GET ATTENTION AND RECOGNITION.
I AM DR. PROMISE MUABOH. SPECIAL ADVISER ON POLITICAL MATTERS TO PRESIDENT
ROBERTS MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE DURING THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
ZIMBABWE, I WAS CHAIRMAN OF CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF MY PARTY, WHICH IS THE
RULING PARTY. HUGE AMOUNT OF FUND WAS RELEASED TO MY OFFICE FOR EFFECTIVE
CAMPAIGN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT PRESIDENT ROBERTS MUGABE WIN THE ELECTION
AGAIN, WHICH ACTUALLY CAME TO PAST. THE FUND RELEASED TO MY OFFICE WAS TOO
MUCH AND I WAS MANDATED TO MAKE USE OF THE FUND TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANY
LUPE-HOLE OR HITCH WITHOUT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANY PERSON/OFFICE.
THE FUND WAS JUDICIOUSLY SPENT AND THE OBJECTIVE WAS ALSO ACHIEVED, AS I WAS
ABLE TO SAVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUND FOR MY PERSONAL USED THIS FUND
HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE INSTITUTION FOR SAFEKEEPING AND TO ENABLE ME
TO MAKE PROPER CONSULTATION ON THE TYPE OF BUSINESS AND THE COUNTRY WHERE
THE FUND CAN BE INVESTED. AFTER DUE CONSULTATION AND THROUGH MY SECRET
ENQUIRIES, I AM OPTIMISTIC AND CONVINCED WITH MY HEART TO INVEST THE FUND IN
YOUR COUNTRY FOR SOME PERSONAL REASONS.
THEREFORE, I SOLICIT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS REGARD FOR YOU TO ASSIST
ME TO RECEIVE THE FUND FROM THE FINANCE INSTITUTION, TO INVEST THE FUND IN
YOUR COUNTRY AND IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS SUCH AS, REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT,
HOTEL OR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. AS I AM NOT A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, AND
TO ENABLE US TO GET THROUGH WITH THE INVESTMENT WITHOUT MUCH HINDRANCE
THROUGH YOUR GOVERNMENT, I WILL BE WILLING TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU,
I WILL APPRECIATE IF THE BUSINESS WOULD BE ESTABLISHED WITH YOUR NAME AS THE
BONA-FIDE OWNER, BUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ME AND AS JOINT VENTURE. IF YOU
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INVEST THE FUND, YOU CAN RECEIVE IT FOR SAFEKEEPING
PENDING WHEN I WILL VISIT IN YOUR COUNTY OTHERWISE, OUR PROPOSED AGREEMENT
OF THIS JOINT BUSINESS, WHICH MY LAWYER SHALL FINALIZE WITH YOU, OUR SHARES
SHALL STAND AS FOLLOWS:
1. YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND AND OF THE INVESTMENT
SHARE.
2. I WILL RETAIN 60% OF THE TOTAL FUND AND INVESTMENT.
35% OF THE TOTAL FUND WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR YOU, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
SETTLE ANY EXPENSES E.G.; TELEPHONE BILL, SECURITY CHARGE AND OTHERWISE,
WHICH YOU MAY INCUR DURING THE CAUSE OF TRANSFERRING THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY. WHEN THE FUND GETS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, PART OF
THIS 35% ALSO WOULD BE USED TO SETTLE ALL TAXES IN YOUR COUNTRY AND TO
FINALIZE ALL ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO THIS INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND
WITH THE PRESENTS OF MY LAWYER. NOTE THAT THIS EXPENSES ARRANGEMENT WILL NOT
AFFECT YOUR OWN 40% SHARE OF THE FUND AND INVESTMENT. NOTE THAT YOU AND MY
LAWYER ARE EXPECTED TO FINALIZE THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT AND ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY WITHIN 30
DAYS AND THEIR LEGAL FEES/SERVICES HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED.
FINALLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AND I HOPE
THAT YOU WILL TREAT THIS MATTER WITH SINCERITY, TRUST, CONFIDENTIALITY AND
COMPASSION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH QUESTION IN THIS REGARD, YOU CAN CONFIRM
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION URGENTLY AND VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
PMOSHE@LATINMAIL.COM:
1. YOUR FULL NAME OR THE NAME, WHICH YOU WANT US TO USE FOR THE
DOCUMENTATION OF THE TRANSACTION.
2. YOUR OCCUPATION
3. YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
4. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE JUST FOR
IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE.
AS SOON AS THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CONFIRMED FROM YOU, MY LAWYER WILL
PROCEED ACTION AND I WILL SEND AUTHORITY LETTER TO THE FINANCE INSTITUTION
FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU AND OTHER DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE
TRANSACTION WOULD BE SEND TO YOU. NOTE THAT THIS BUSINESS HAS NO RISK OR ANY
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF WHATSOEVER. I APPRECIATE YOUR HUMBLE ATTENTION AS YOU
GO THROUGH THIS EMAIL. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR QUESTION IN ORDER TO
CLARIFY ISSUE AS IT MAY BE BOTHERING YOUR MIND.
YOURS SINCERELY,
DR. PROMISE MUABOH.
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