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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: "DEPARTMENT TREASURY" <comptroller@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:17:26 +0200
Subject: Payment order
*Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
*Financial Supervision Division
Washington, DC 20219
*U.S Department of the Treasury*
Attnention please,
This email message is coming from the office of the Comptroller of
currency(OCC), a bureau of U.S Department of the Treasury.This office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in
states concerned with foreign contract payments executed within the country.
Meanwhile, I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge
funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line
to foreign payment settlement.
It happened that during the visit of President George W. Bush to west
Africa, on February 15, 2008, the United Nations official and IMF held a
secret meeting with west African government and Bank officials regarding the
American citizens and the west Africa government on how to settle their
payment.
After the meeting, they agreed to move all foreign payment to the Department
of the Treasury instead of Africa Bank. However, we agreed with the
presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the officials of the west African banks.
Right now, I have before me the list of all the payment file which your name
happen to be number 5five. Meanwhile, a United States of American citizen
(JOSEPH JAY HANSEN) visited this office on 5th May 2008 with a letter of
application, claiming to be your true representative. He gave us this below
information as where the US$5,000,000.00(Five million US dollars) will be
transferred:
Citibank,
111 Wall Street, 10043 New York
Account number: 36834357,
ABA Number: 021. 000 089.
Beneficiary: JOSEPH JAY HANSEN
Therefore, you are advised to confirm the above information before if it is
where you will like us to wire the fund.
Be informed that We have actually been authorized to wire the total sum of
US$5,000,000.00(Five million US dollars only) to your account as soon as you
have provided the banking information.
The Department of the Treasury's mission highlights its role as the steward
of U.S. economic and financial systems, and as an influential participant in
the global economy. We serve the American people and strengthen national
security by managing the U.S. Government's finances effectively, promoting
economic growth and stability, and ensuring the safety, soundness, and
security of the U.S. and international financial systems.
Further delay, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said
JOSEPH JAY HANSEN, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working
days from today.I am responsible for all wire remittance transaction.
Yours sincerely,
*Thomas R. Bloom*
Senior Deputy Comptroller and
Chief Financial Officer
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This email is intended for the above recipient only. If you have received
this email in error, please notify us immediately, returning all pages to
the address above.
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