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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: "John Mekason" <jmekason10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dck121@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:50:11 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITEE.
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
(ECOWAS),OUAGADOUGOU,
REPULIC OF BURKINA FASO.
PHONE:00226 76 69 69 83.
Dear friend,
Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and if it
might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this
channel.
I am Mr John Mekason the chairman, contract award committee of economic
community of west African states(ECOWAS)Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso. l was
simply inspired and motivated to contact you. Honestly,my contacting you is
just a practical fate and i believe that God has a purpose making us meet or
know each other via this medium.
After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues, they were very
much satisfied and we decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship.Presently,we are winding up our operations in
Liberia,Ivory Coast,Sierra Leone and paying off all our international
suppliers that supplied relief materials,logistics equipments and other
materials to the organisation during the CIVIL WAR in the areas mentioned
above.
As a result,the ECOWAS fund payment allocation committee in their meeting on
22nd april 2005,approved the final payment of the international suppliers
outstanding bills.I and my colleagues over invoiced the supplies made by the
international suppliers to the tune of US$22 million U S Dollars,which the
ECOWAS fund payment allocation committee irrevocably approved for payment.
Now I and my colleagues will like to use you as one of the international
suppliers that supplied relief materials and logistic equipments to the
ECOWAS during the civil wars in Liberia,Sierra Leone and Ivory coast in
other to transfer this over invoiced amount of US$22 million U S Dollars
through you.
We have made adequate arrangements to effective transfer of this money once
you accept to co-operate with us.If you agree to assist us in this
project,please urgently reply this mail and indicate your interest to enable
us forward application for the claim on your behalf to the ECOWAS
organisation officially for ratification and subsequent transfer into your
designated bank account.
This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 working days if
you accord us your unalloyed and due co-operation.Note: We have decided to
compensate you with 30% of the total sum transfered for your kind
assistance.
Please do not entertain any atom of fear in this transaction,it is risk
free.Thanks while i look forward to your positive response or or call as the
urgency implies.
Regards,
Mr.John Mekason
PHONE:00226 76 69 69 83.
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