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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: "Michael James" <mgjames111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michaeljames@i12.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:12:33 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Friend,
RE: COLLECTION OF FUND (US$75,900,000.00) UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.
Pardon me if I have offended you by contacting you for such a big
transaction through an ordinary letter which makes it suspicious considering
the type of fraud proposals moving around the world today.
However, I was advised to explain this transaction to you on a face to face
meeting. I could not do this because of the situation in the world today not
being sure of your reaction.
I am Mr Michael James, a Consultant and Broker from Kingston Jamaica. I was
hired by a Japanese Businessman to broker an investment deal between him and
oil company in Venezuela. This deal was executed in January, 1997 and
matured for termination in January 2001. On maturity, the Japanese
Businessman and the oil firm decided to terminate the investment in cash to
avoid payment of investment tax which amounted to several tens of millions
of US Dollars to the American Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A special
arrangement was made between a top Japanese banker working with Japanese
bank in New York, the Oil company and the businessman to terminate the
investment in cash payment under a fictitious name, with an arrangement to
change it later with a power of attorney which they prepared and handed over
to the banker. I was directly involved, well paid and mandated to organized
and carry out the deal. All the cash was withdrawn in August 2001 and
transported to Europe by direct bank vault delivery to a private diplomatic
storage in Europe for safekeeping pending the collection. The real content
of the boxes was not declared to the storage as it was delivered as personal
family treasure and diamonds.
The codes for the storage, secret codes for the opening of the boxes and its
keys were all handed over to me.
Mr. Takashi the New York businessman was planning to go to Europe by mid
November 2001 with me for the collection when the unexpected happened in
Sept 9/11 attacks on the twin tower which claimed his life and that of the
top banker. This left me devastated and confused as I have not yet handed
over the deposit details to the owner and the power of attorney prepared for
the change which was signed was still with the banker in his office which
was lost. It was agreed with the storage that the consignment would be
collected on or before 12 months from the date of delivery. Since last
December, the diplomatic storage manager has been calling me to bring or
tell the owner to come over for collection. Since then, I have been finding
any reliable person with the same name to collect these consignments under
special and well negotiated arrangement until I came across your details.
All assured that this transaction has been well organised, 100% safe, legal,
risk free and should be kept very confidential.
Signify your interest by contacting me via my private
email:micjames3@myway.com
Best Regards,
Mr Michael James
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