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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: "Gerald Mentali" <gerald_mentali@yalla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gerald1111@wanadoo.es
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:13 +0800
Subject: Trust Needed/Investment
Magnum Trust Inc.,
Autov¨ªa de Huesca,
Km. 7,2. Ciudad del Transporte,
C/M 50820, Madrid-Spain.
E-mail: gerald1111@wanadoo.es
Dear Sir,
The purpose of my writing to you is because I am searching for a
foreign business partner who is in a position to assist me with my
urgent business proposal, as time is not on my side. A partner, who
understands what confidentiality, means and who has the necessary
facilities I require in embarking on this important venture. I decided
to contact you through email as it has remained the only possible
means I consider safe to contact you. I apologize if this is not
suitaible to you.
We want to transfer to abroad $US16.5m (Sixteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) from A Security Company, Magnum Trust
Inc., Spain Branch, situated in the above location in Spain. I am
contacting you in a non-official capacity. To provide either an
existing bank Account Or to set up a new bank account immediately to
receive this money, even an empty account can serve to receive this
money, as long as you will remain honest to the transaction.
We Will Start The First Transfer With Six Million U.S.Dollars
[$6,000.000.00] Upon Successful Transfer Without Any Disappointment
From Your Side, We Shall Re-Apply For The Transfer Of The Remaining Ten
Million United States Dollars [$10,500.000.00]
I am , an Accountant, with Magnum Trust Inc., Spain. During the Course
of Our Auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened
with the security Company 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 an
[Heir], Hence the money has been floating and if I do not remit this
money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing to the Spanish
Government. From my investigations I found out that the owner of this
account was Mr. Oslo Porger, a foreigner, and an Industrialist,he died
since 1993 and no other person knows about this account or anything
concerning it except and most probably you as you read this letter.
The account has no beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that Mr. Oslo Porger until his death was the Managing Director,
Autohaus Fuchs, GMBH.
I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner with a valid International Passport, Drivers
License and foreign account because the money is in US Dollars and the
former owner of the account Mr.Oslo Porger is a foreigner. I am
revealing all this to you with the belief that you will never let me
down in this business.For your active participation, I have two
options of compensating you. Firstly you can choose to have 25% of
the total money for your assistance or you can go into partnership
with me for the proper and profitable investment of the entire money
in your country in any lucrative business you will advise me of. Of
course, the investment must be under your direct management and
supervision. As soon as the money has been transferred into your
account, I shall come to your country and meet you face to face to
work out the modalities of the investments.
Please notify me of your choice in your reply. I have also set aside
5% of the total sum $16.5M for all kinds of expenses that may come our
way in the process of this transaction. Please note that this 5% for
expenses is not with me at the moment but shall be deducted from the
money as soon as you have received it in your account. Be informed
that this transaction is risk free as all modalities have been put in
place for a hitch free transaction.
To commence this transaction, I require you to immediately indicate
your interest by a return e-mail to the above address and enclose your
private contact telephone number, fax number, full name and address.
Please reply to my private email gerald1111@wanadoo.es
Thanks.
Gerald Mentali
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