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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: "hank smith" <hanksmith111@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:37:42 +0100
Subject: NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.
I am Mr. HANK SMITH from Westminster, London, and the Chief auditor of
CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL (PLC) here in my country for the pass 25 years
now.There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 2001 no body
has operated on this account again. After going through some old filesin the
records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be forfeited.The owner of this account is Mr. DENIS COOK, a foreigner
and a minerat Kruger gold co. He died since 2001. Know other person is aware
of this account or any thing concerning it, and my investigation proved to
me that the account has no other beneficiary. The amount involvedis (USD
16.5M) SIX TEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.I know
that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before. We will sign an agreement of understanding to ensure trust and
equity. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to
take immediately. Send also your FULL NAME,PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER and YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS.I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement
that will bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign
account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe, and I
will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing. I am contacting because
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account. I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner, who hascorrect information of this
account which I will give to you later.If you are willing and capable to
handle this fund in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions
and advice for our mutual benefit, as I don't want to make a mistake, then I
need your strong assurance and trust for this opportunity may never come
again in my life.With my position in the office, I can help for the transfer
of this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will
apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you, that you are
ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position
and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and
foreign exchange departments.At the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 40% of the total amount, 50% will be for me, while 10% will be for the
expenses both of
us might incur during the process of transferring this fund in your favor.
I urgently await your reply.
Yours truly,
Mr. Hank Smith.
Mobile: +447045753618
Fax: +447005-942-287
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