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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 Frank Shampilo" <frankshampilo@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frank_shampilo@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 02:37:19 +0100
Subject: From Dr Frank Shampilo
Dear SIR/MADAM,
This letter might surprise you because; we have not met neither in
person nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get
know somebody either in physical or through correspondence. We want to
transfer to overseas ($ 85,000.000.00 USD)Eighty five million United
States Dollars) from a Bank in Africa, I want to ask you to quietly
look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to
provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to
receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the
end for this important business trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am Dr. Frank Shampilo , I am an Auditor of a Bank in Africa, during
the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account
opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this
account again, after going through some old files in the records I
discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir]hence the
money is floating and if I do not remit this money out Urgently it will
be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Antonio Diaz Leon, a foreigner and he
died, since 2001. And no other person knows about this account or any
thing Concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that Mr. Antonio Diaz Leon until his
death was the manager Allied Group of Companies.
We will start the first transfer with Fifty two million [$52,000.000]
upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we
shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your
account. but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a
foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person
here,without valid international foreign passport,but can only be
approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers
license and foreign a/c because the money is in us Dollars and the
former owner of the a/c Mr.Antonio Diaz Leon is a foreigner too, [and
the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c.
However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together . Send
also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to
face to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind
us together before transferring the money to any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. Or you will appoint an Attorney here who
will represent you if you are not able to come to Africa. Before we fly
to your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments. I need your
full co-operation to make this work fine.
Because the aragement is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you,
upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are
capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is
deeply involved with me in this business need your strong assurance
that you will never,never let me down. With my influence and the
position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that
this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country
for sharing. The bank official will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place and to build confidence you can come immediately to discuss with
me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and three of us will fly to your country atleast two days
ahead of the money going into t he account.
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 obtain all legal approvals for onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from
the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments. I look forward to your
earliest reply through my email address or my phone and fax numbers
above.
We have concluded to give you 30% of the whole amount, and 10% for any
expences and phone bills on this transaction. While the remaining 60%
will be for me and my partners . You are free to tell me your mind your
mind or you can ask me any question that you feel.God be with you.
Yours Truly,
Dr Frank Shampilo
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