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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "John Paul" <johnpaul446za@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnpaulalphabnk@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:44:59 +0200
Subject: FROM: JOHN PAUL
FROM: JOHN PAUL
GROUP AUDIT FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIVISION
ALPHA BANK LONDON
66 Cannon Street, London EC4N.
DEAR SIR,
RE:TRANSFER OF 5,250,000.00 MILLION USD TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.Though, this
medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it
because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this
correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such.
At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is
100% risk and trouble free to both parties.
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK HERE IN LONDON. THE FUND FOR TRANSFER
IS OF CLEAN
ORIGIN. THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a program leader who
was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the
ormer IRAQI Government.The deceased died with all the members of his
family in an auto-accident in JUNE 23, 1999 without a WILL. The amount
involved is
[5, 250,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS].
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I
DON'T NOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME
TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT
IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND
GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
Let me hear from you URGENTLY by Email. You can also fax or call me for
more details.
Regards,
MR JOHN PAUL
TEL:+44-703-191-0381
FAX:+44-703-186-1480
EMAIL:johnpaulalphabnk@hotmail.com
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