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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: "ALLAN DAVIS" <allandavis@associate-finance.com>
Reply-To: allan_davis2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 10:50:11 +0000
Subject: GLOBAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK
GLOBAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK
5thFLOOR,W.T.CHouseVICTORIAISLAND
Tel:+234-80356-06467
Fax:+234-1-81550197
SECRETARY:MrALLANDAVID
privateemail:allan_davis2005@yahoo.co.in
DEAR FRIEND,
THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT WAS
OUT O FMY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH
YOU,I GOT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THROUGH THE CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE HERE IN NIGERIA.
MY NAME IS.MR ALLAN DAVID. AGENERAL SECRETARY IN
[GLOBAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK]HERE IN NIGERIA.
THERE IS ACONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A
SUM OF(12,000,000.00USD)TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR COMPANY FOR SAFEKEEPING BY
ONE MR.GUEI WALTER BEFORE HIS DEATH,NOONE HAS COME
TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY TILL DATE.
I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS:
(1)IWANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY
(2)I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED BUTB EFORE THAT WE ARE PLANNING
TO MOVE THE MONEY TO OURHEADQUATER INHOLLAND FOR SECURITY
REASONS.
I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR
THIS CONSIGNMENT TOPROVE THECONSIGNEE AS A
BENEFICIARY TO THE COMPANY,40% OF TOTAL AMAOUNT
MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME.
IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO
SEND ME E-MAIL:allan_davis2005@yahoo.co.in SO THAT I CAN FURNISH
YOU UP WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED,
I WISH TO HEA RFROM YOU SOON.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION
ALLAN DAVID WEST.
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