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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: "AHMED HAM" <med4ham@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: med_ham8@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:53:27 +0000
Subject: TRUSTEE
MR MED HAM.
Urgent Greeting
>From the Desk of:
MED HAM,
My private email address: ahmed10ham@yahoo.it
TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
DEAR SIR,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$20.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST, I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S
NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A
TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.
BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS
TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND
ABILITY.
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU. I AM MR.JOHN KELLY, A SENIOR
ACCOUNTANT WITH THE BANK I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH
FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION
AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
THE PROPOSITION.AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER BUTCH R. MIGUEL,AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE GOVERNMENT ,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO
IN A GHASTY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE, BANKED WITH US HERE AT BANK,
AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$30.5M (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO
BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR
ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF
ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS.
SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY BANK TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVED TO NO AVAIL. IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE
LATE ENGR. BUTCH R. MIGUEL'S [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND
CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DECIDED THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE
FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE
TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE
COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.
IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED
COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. BUTCH R.MIGUEL, SO THAT THE FUND US$20.5M WOULD
BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF -KIN.
ALL DOCUMENTSAND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY
WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100%
RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,
THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR
CO-OPERATION
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR MED HAM.
( Senior Accountant)
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