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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "GREG FOUNTAIN" <fountain@gregfountain.org>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:52:46 +0000
Subject: REACH ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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 ecommendation 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 mail
Best personal regards.
Greg Fountain
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