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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: "Richard Gallery" <richard_gallery@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: grichtech@tlen.pl
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:17:09 -0400
Subject: From Mr Richard Gallery
PRESIDENT/CEO
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL OF FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS
US$15,000,000 IN YOUR COMPANY.
I am pleased to write you in order to inform you of my good intention to
invest or form a joint partnership business with you. I am one of the
directors in security and stock exchange commission in charge of payment of
dividends of stock market and am Mr Richard_Gallery
We have investors both local and foreign who deposited Millions of Dollars
in stock market. By virtue of my position as director incharge of payment of
dividend to investors, I discovered that one of our clients a (foreigner)who
deposited Fifteen million dollars with the commission (stock market) died
two years ago and no records to show that he had a relation or next of kin
to claim this dividends. All efforts to trace his relative proved abortive.
Now, we have initiated an arrangement to transfer Fifteen Million
Dollars(US$15,000,000) accrued as
dividends and interest on deposit of Fifteen Million Dollars in reliable
foreigner who is willing and able
to receive this money as a bonafide next of kin, or relations to the late
investor.
We have concluded arrangement to support and prove that whoever receive this
fund is a bonafide relation or next of kin to the late investor, this is why
I have decided to contact you for assistance to receive this money (US$15M)
and invest it in your company for a period of one year or more as may be
subject to negotiation.
Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project? (The amount in questions is huge)
2. Can I give you this trust?
I strongly believe this is an opportunity for you to increase your capital
base of your company.
If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly forward you honest response to
the email address below for more information and of cause your opinion shall
be welcomed concerning this transaction.
I am sure I do not need to inform you about the extreme confidentiality of
this transaction.
Yours sincerely
Mr Richard Gallery
Directors incharge of payment of dividends of stock market
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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This e-mail and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or
otherwise protected from disclosure. It is solely intended for the person(s)
named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, use,
disclosure, copying or distribution of all or parts of this e-mail or
associated attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended
recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message
or by telephone and delete this e-mail and any attachments permanently from
your system.
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