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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: "DR ANDY KALA" <okochago2004@webmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kala_andy@telstra.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 05:35:29 +0200
Subject: THANKS.
Hello,
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
First, I must solicit your strict confidence in this
transaction. This is by virtue of its nature being
confidential and "TOP SECRET". I am a highly placed
officialworking for in the Federal Ministry of
Petroleum & Mineral Resources, gambia.
My committe - The Petroleum Trust Fund - is in charge
of managing and supervising the disbursement of oil
sales revenues for the gambia government. The
revenues under our control runs into several millions
of dollars monthly. My self and three other colleagues
in the Petroleum Trust Fund are currently in need of a
silent foreign partner with whose bank account we
shalltransfer the sum of Twelve Million Five
Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$12,500,000.00). This
fund is due to us as commission for oil sales
contracts
handled under our supervision. The fund is presently
waiting to be transferred by our offshore fund
managers
to the beneficiary submitted to
us as the funds receiver. However, by virtue of our
position as civil servants and members of the
Petroleum
Trust Fund, we cannot acquire this funds in our name.
This is because as top civil servants, we are not
allowed by law of the land to own or
operate bank accounts outside our shores.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my
colleagues, to look for an overseas silent partner in
whose account we would transfer the fund on trust,
Hence the reason for this mail.We shall be
transferring
the money to your account as an investment we are
making with your company. We propose to sign a
silent partnership
agreement with you before the funds leave to your
account, as our assurance that you will
hold the money in trust for us.For your support and
partnership, please reply me to negotiate
your fees or the percentage you wish to be paid when
the funds arrive your bank account.
It is after your fees and expenses have been deducted
from the funds that the balance could be dealt with,
according to our instruction. You must however note
that this transaction, with regards to our disposition
to continue with you, is subject to these terms.
Firstly, our conviction of your transparency.
Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality.
Finally and above all, that you will provide an
account
that you have absolute control over.
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and
there is no risk or legal disadvantages either to
ourselves or yourself. The transfer will be effected
to your account within seven (7) working days as soon
as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a
suitable bank account for the transaction.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do
solicit your confidentiality in this transaction,
Please mail your response to me immediately.
Yours faithfully
DR KALA ANDY
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