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Fraud email example:
From: "MR DONALD COLLINS" <donal@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donald_collins@walla.com
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 18:53:30 +0000
Subject: DONALD COLLINS
MR. DONALD COLLINS
CREDIT MUTUEL DU SENEGAL BANK GROUP
DAKAR SENEGAL
FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY
I AM MR.DONALD COLLINS, A SOUTH AFRICAN WORKING WITH SENEGAL BRANCH
OF CREDIT MUTUEL DU SENEGAL AS THE MANAGER. I HUMBLY WISH TO SEEK
YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME WHICH REQUIRES
UTMOST URGENCY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
I WANT TO START INVESTMENT WITH THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA DOLLARS IN YOUR CONUTRY OR ANY OTHERCOUNTRY WITH GOOD ECONOMIC STABILITY AND POLITICAL CLIMATE YOU MAY
RECOMEND. I SHALL BE INTERESTED IN REAL ESTATES, HOTEL BUSINESS, STOCKS
& BONDS OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS YOU MIGHT RECOMEND.
THIS MONEY EMANATE AFTER MY BANK WAS BURNT DOWN FEW WEEKS AGO. A LOT OF
LOSES WERE INCURED BOTH IN CASH AND DOCUMENTATIONS. BEFORE THE FIRE
INCIDENCE, WE HAD IN CASH A FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO TURN OF TWENTY MILLION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLARS. AFTER THE FIRE ACCIDENT, THE BOARD OF
THE BANK SUMORNED ME TO ACCOUNT FOR DAMAGES. I DECLARED THAT THE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE WAS COMPLETEY BURNT. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT THE MONEY ISSAVE
IN MY PERSONAL CUSTODY.
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS I CANNOT POSSIBLY PLACE THIS FUND WITH ESTABLISHED
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THIS REQUIRES ME TO
URGENTLY LOOK FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGNER TO HELP MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF
HERE, INVEST/MANAGE IT FOR ME FOR SOME TIME BEFORE I FINALLY RESIGN
FROM MY OFFICE. IT IS ALSO MY WISH THAT THIS DEAL BE HANDLED AS QUIETLY
AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY LEAKAGE TO THE PRESS. IF YOU AGREE TO ACT AS A
FUND MANAGER FOR ME, THEN I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU IF YOU MEET
MY REQUIREMENTS.
UPON A FAVORABLE RESPONSE FROM YOU I SHALL LET YOU KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE
THE FUND. AFTER SUCCESSFUL DEAL,YOUR COMMISSION SHALL BE THIRTY
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUM WHICH IS SIX MILLION USD FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
IN SAFELY MOVING THE MONEY OFFSHORES OF SENEGAL. SIXTY FIVE PERCENT FOR ME
AND FIVE PERCENT SHALL BE USED TO RE-INBURSE EXPENSES YOU OR ME MIGHT
INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION.
YOU SHALL BE ENTITTLED FOR AN ANNUAL FOURTY PERCENT OF THE AFTER TAX
RETURNS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MANAGING MY SHARE OF THE DEAL IN
GOOD BUSINESS. THEREAFTER THE TERMS SHALL BE REVIEWD.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THIS PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST VIA MY
EMAIL SPECIFED FOR FURTHER DETAILSBELLOW IS MY CONTACT.
MR DONALD COLLINS
PHONE NUMBER:+221 426-73-69
EMAIL donald_15collins@yahoo.co.in
BEST REGARDS,
MR. DONALD COLLINS
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