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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: "mr. festus addo yobo" <mr.addo@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:39:16 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL THANKS
DEAR MR.ROBBAK,
My name is Mr. Festus Addo Yobo, i trained and work as an external auditor
for the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Singapore, working as part of a bigger
team that covers the entire Asian region. I had taken pains to find your
contact through personal endeavors.
On routine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts
that had been dormant for the least twelve years. All the accounts belong to
a single holder (NAME WITH HELD) with monies totaling a little above $21.8
million United States Dollars plus interest.
Banking regulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I notify the fiscal
authorities after a statutory time period of twelve years when dormant
accounts of this type are called in by the monetary regulatory bodies. The
above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and making the following
proposing.
My investigation of the said account reveals that the investor died in
1993 the exact time the account were last operated. I can confirm with
certainty that the said investor died interstate and no next~of~kin to his
estate has been found or has come forward all these years. I am of
the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, I, working with you
can secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it pass as
unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of
Singapore.
This exactly is why I crave your participation and co-operation. I have
seized all relevant documents (legal and Banking) that will facilitate our
putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately
transfer the money to any account nominated by you. Of course you shall be
handsomely rewarded for your part in this transaction as the people. I am
working with are prepared to allocate a 30% slice of the total funds for
your efforts. I shall however leave out the final details of this
transaction till i receive an affirmation of your desire to participate.
Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the time
and there will be no risk whatsoever if you agree to come on board. Needless
to say, UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are to successfully reap the
immense benefits of this transaction.
To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction to come
to a successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the finer details.
Please contact me immediately through my email address whether or not you
are interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for
another foreign partner to carry out this deal. But where you are
interested, contact me through my email address below, as time is of the
essence in this business.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation. Forward your FULL
NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND POSTAL
ADDRESS to my confidential email addresses below.
I do expect you prompt response.
Thank you,
Mr. Festus Addo Yobo
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