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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: "collins george" <collinsgeorge1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: collinsmoney1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:26:48 +0000
Subject: PLS DO GET BACK TO ME
Dear friend,
We are small new firm engaged in export of goods to overseas outside my
country. We have won various small exports contract at one time or the
other, recently we were (engaged) contracted to supply cocoa, and dried
natural rubber to tire manufacturing companies in Peru, US and Europe, which
was successfully done.
However, in as much as we were able to successfully carry out these
supplies, we experienced difficulties remitting our proceeds from the sale
of these products home. This is due to the fact that the fiscal policy in my
country is very stringent and not favorable. Small firms like ours are not
allowed before six months of operation, to open and operate a domiciliary
account in foreign currencies abroad through which we would have been able
to remit our proceeds home. To this end we seek a foreign company or
individuals who we can nominate as our partners to receive our payments in
their business/individual accounts on our behalf and in turn send the money
directly to us.
Thus we are willing to pay the individual or company 5% of the total sum for
their assistance. This 5% will not be a loss to us instead we hope to
incorporate these costs in our future charges to our prospective customers
overseas.
Currently we are not able to bring back home our funds totaling USD98,801:00
(ninety eight thousand, eight hundred and one dollars) in Peru, US and
Europe from export we just made. We therefore solicit your assistance to
help remit this money by sending your name and address so that we can
instruct our customers to send these monies directly to you, or
alternatively the checks will be mailed to you.
We also require that you send us urgently your telephone number for proper
communication prior to any transaction.
We are also hoping to build a long term business relationship with you
should you be interested. Once we have built our trust on you, we will
continue to straighten the business relationship. We hope you can be of
assistance to our company. We are very much aware of various scams going on
all over, and as such we are assuring you that at no time you will be
required to pay or transfer funds that you have not received from our
customers to us. We are sincerely a legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a
trustworthy foreign partner.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Collins.
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