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Scam Money Transfers
Example - Albert Glover,
with a client who is a "deceased erstwhile top-ranking member of a frontline liberation movement in Angola"
Did you receive an email from a "Albert Glover" who requests
"with due regards to you, a discreet business relationship." It's the usual dead,
wealthy person with no will and no heirs and you-have-the-same-last-name - scam!
"Albert Glover" will just change the name of the dead man to match your surname. the
claim that "unclaimed funds are... credited to the Government for purchase of
military equipments" is, of course, completely false; just a nice scammer touch
to make the fraud work. It is a rather preposterous statement in any case.
Even if this were all true, you would be committing several
felonies and would end up in prison. In reality, it is all a scam.
Albert Glover (not his real name, obviously) hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune.
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Notice (highlighted below)
some of the other
obvious signs that this is a scam are poor
spelling , use of free Yahoo/Hotmail/etc email accounts, proposals that make no
sense, etc.:
Scam email:
Attention
I request with due regards to you, a discreet business relationship. Am a
freelance,independent investment broker based here in Britain. I was
consulted by a (Now late) erstwhile top-ranking member of a frontline
liberation movement in Angola, whose organization had engaged the Angolan
government in a protracted civil war since 1975. My Late client who wished to
channel $18.5million into productive ventures instead of war died under
Political Detention and based on my initial understading with him ,I now
look to make this investment discreetly under discretionary asset management
arrangement for his immediate family (His Wife and 2 Daughters).
I have contacted you on the consideration that I could discuss with you on
the possibility of me placing this fund with you for management either in
your existing establishment or other venture to be undertaken at your
discretion under terms to be agreed upon. I prefer that this investment be
made in your country as initially agreed between me and my late Client. I
would be expecting your response bearing your contact details in order that
we may discuss further in detail as to what your benefits
would be in this mutual beneficial aimed Project.
Yours faithfully,
Albert Glover
Asset Managers Ltd,
Suffolk, CB8 9AA,UK
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