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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: <amazahconsulting_1@zwallet.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:46:10 -0400
Subject: REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION. I AM A HIGH PLACED
OFFICIAL WORKING WITH THE MINISTRY, 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 IN
NEEED OF 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 (BUT
DISCRETELY) TO US AS COMMISSION FROM FOREIGN
CONTRACTS, THROUGH
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 LEGITIMATE 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 DAYS AS SOON AS WE
REACH AN AGREEMENT AND 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.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
STEVE AMZAH
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