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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: "Contracts Review" <admin@federal-ministry-of-works.net>
Reply-To: kel_69@volja.net
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 02:34:13 -0800
Subject: Attn: Please get back to me ASAP.
Dear Partner,
Greetings!
For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of
exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great
doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the
fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to
facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for
genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and
recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly
understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you. For I know that
you are the only one that can be trusted to handle this project effectively
without making us regret. The recommendation I got concerning you, is enough
to get us started with you!
I head a four-man committee on debt reconciliation at the Works Ministry,
where I am also a Director of Project Implementation. In recent past, we
have carefully arranged a contract with a foreign firm, in which the cost
was over-invoiced deliberately to favour us. Now, we want to get the funds
out of the apex bank into your provided account within one week from now,
and a percentage (20%) will be given to you for your assistance and efforts.
The amount we are about transferring is totalled at US$13,731 million.
Also, there is the need for you to know that, we shall be sending you the
mandatory $6000 that will be requested of you by the apex bank, as handling
charges precedent to releasing the funds into your account, so there are
absolutely no bills to be paid by you in the course of the transfer. Note
however that it is only on the condition that you have an account domiciled
in the United States or in the UK, that is when we shall make the funds
available to you. Our financier is only prepared to release funds to the US
& UK only. But if you are outside these regions, we will have to talk
further. All we need from you now is s concrete mailing address, to enable
us send via courier money orders in the amount of $6000, which you shall use
in settling the bills as they come. We have set aside funds to offset
whatever bills that crop up in the event of transfer. You will certainly ask
yourself how consequential this letter is. Indeed, is it not surprising to
receive such a letter seeking immediate assistance? This is why today I am
making you a non-binding, unrestricted offer, to bring us close into mutual
understanding and cooperation now, and in the near future.
Trust is definitely the most noble trait in the world, and I urge you to
trust my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of faith, who
in the name of love for her equals is willing to accomplish the task of
doing business with a trusted and transparent person. It is up to you to
decide whether this letter deserves your trust and confidentiality.
And if indeed it does, send me the following:
1. Your letter of consent.
2. Your mailing and contact address.
3. Your telephone numbers.
Upon receipt of the above, I shall communicate with you, and let you know
the details of the transfer. Whatever your actions and your decision, I
thank you for taking the time to read my email.
Best personal regards.
Kelvin Andrews
Tel: + 234 804 329 0489.
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