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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: john mameh <jmameh1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:19:27 -0800
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS BENEFIT
Dear Sir/Ma,
Request for Confidential Business Relationship,
Complement of the season to you and family.
May I clave your indulgence to solicit your co-operation in a business
opportunity. Although I am sceptical to discuss the business on the
internet owing to a lot of unsolicited/Spam mail on the net this days,
but I would be glad to do so if you provide me with your private email
address and of course your direct telephone number so that I can call you.
I am only be sceptical because I do not know you in person, If you
provide me with details information about you, I will be more
confident to write you an email details of this transaction or better
still discuss it on phone with you.
This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for
your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction.
By way of summarized profile of myself I am Mr.John.Mameh
a high placed official working with the Ministry firm here in Banjul,
Gambia, West Africa. My Department (the Treasury Department) runs into
several thousand millions of dollars monthly. Myself and two other
colleagues
in this department are currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose
bank
account we can use to transfer the sum of Eighteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand
U.S.dollars (us$18,500,000.00).
This funds accrued legitimately (but discretely) to us as commission
from foreign contracts,through our private connections. The fund is
presently waiting to be remitted by our offshore funds managers to any
foreign beneficiary submitted by us to them as the receiver of the fund.
However, by virtue of our positions as civil servants in our country,
we cannot acquire this money in our names. Because as high placed civil
servants, we are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own
or operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is
not safe for us to keep the money here due to our unstable political
environment.
I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues,to look
for an overseas silent partner in whose account we would transfer the
US$18,500,000.00 for mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email.
What I am requesting from you is: (1) To be our silent partner and receive
the funds in your account in trust. (2) Provide a bank account under
your control to which the funds will be remitted. (3) Receive the funds in
your account,
take out your commission and keep the rest of the money until I arrive there
to meet you after the transfer is completed. Our proposal is that after you
receive the funds, it
would be shared as follows: (1) 20% to you as commission, while the
remaining 80% belongs to myself and the two colleagues here. You will be
free to take out your commission immediately after the funds hit your
account. Since our objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it
would be appreciated if you can also help us to invest our own money into
profitable ventures in your country. However, this is optional, and should
it not be convenient for you to further assist us with investing the money,
we can end our cooperation after you hand over to us our percentage of the
money. The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and the money will
be transferred to your account with all necessary back-up documents showing
legitimate source/origin of fund.
The transfer will be effected to your account within seven (7) working
days as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable
bank account for
receiving the money.
I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do
not expose this information to any one else. I confirm that the transaction
is
legitimate and without any risks either to ourselves or yourself. Please,
give me your
response immediately by return mail while keeping everything confidential.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.John Mameh.
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