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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: "HANS MORRIS" <hansmorris_citibk@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hansmorris-citibank@usa.com
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 16:08:12 +0100
Subject: IDENTIFICATION AND PAYMENT//RECITIBK;LAN3TE3--002
CORPORATE BANK Tel: + 866 490 1680 EXT 255 CA: BRANCH: Tel/Fax: + 857 588 5479 This MAIL is intended for the named recipient only and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you have received this MAIL in error, please notify us immediately. Please do not disclose the contents to anyone or copy it to parties. Thank you. RE: CITI/KLS.9302UJRLO05 SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2005 CREDIT CONTROL / WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT CITI BANK NEW-YORK ATTENTION: HONOURABLE CUSTOMER/CONTACTOR-BENEFICIARY, Sir, RE: IDENTIFICATION AND PAYMENT ADVICE WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE RECIEVED A CREDIT ADVICE FOR ONWARD CREDIT TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT FROM OUR CREDIT/TRESURY DEPARTMENT TO PAY YOUR INTEREST ACCRUED FROM FUNDS DUE YOU TO THE SUM OF US$3,500,000:00 (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.) IN FAVOUR Anil Ambani of the Reliance Group's of companies AMOUNT ($3.5M) MILLION USD. Subsequent to this our legal dept and treasury has been instructed to verify with reference to a fax which was copied to the office of the Director of Transfers& Audit Citi Bank New York by your local representative and your vice -president of your company Mr. Anil Ambani of the Reliance Group's of companies requesting for the immediate change of account for the transfer of the BALANCE INTEREST FROM your said funds, this change of beneficiary account was supported with a sworn affidavit from the international High Court in Hague's with reg no LSG/FHC/5674/7/03,requesting for the transfer to be wired to the account stated. NATIONWIDE BANK, SWINDON UNITED KINGDOM, A/C NO 45670089, SWIFT CODE: NSIRTYUK, BENIFICIARY: CAL INDUSTRIES, INDIANA, USA.In effect to this development we have mandated our liaison office in California to revalidated your account details before the Swift Telegraphic Transfer to your account. . HOWEVER, PENDING YOUR CONCLUSION IN THE ACCOUNT OPENING FORMALITIES YOUR INTREST FUNDS WOULD BE KEPT IN OUR PRINCIPLE FIDUCIARY PAYMENT VOLTS IN OUR BANK HQS NEW-YORK NAME OF THE CONTACT OFFICER Mr. HANS MORRIS OR MRS LINDA CLINTON. (CITI BANK C.A. (CALIFORNIA) (www.myciti.com) FAX Number ++ 857 588 5479 (VOICE MAIL) +818 663 0212 TEL 866 490 1680 ext: 255 OR SEND AN EMAIL TO hansmorris-citibank@usa.com OR lindaclinton-online@post.com PENDING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO EFFECT CREDIT OF YOUR FUNDS/ENTITLEMENT AS REGULATED BY THIS BANK AND THE SUB-TREASURY WE REGRET WE MIGHT NOT BE WILLING TO RECIEVE CALLS ON THIS ISSUE BUT WILL ONLY RECEIVE CALLS ON FURTHER AREAS OF ASSISSTANCE IF NEED BE THIS IS DUE TO THE VOLUME OF CALLS RECEIVED DAILY FROM CUSTOMERS DAILY IN THIS RESPECT SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US AND COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WORK ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AS THEY ARE CLEARLY STATED IN THIS MAIL. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MICHAEL HEINZ Director (FOREIGN TRANSFER DIVISION) CC: CITIBANK HQ NEWYORK.
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