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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: santos kojjos <santoskojjos@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:41:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL



I AM MR SANTONS KOJJOS

santoskojjos@yahoo.co.in

ATTN: DEAR SIR,


THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF NED BANK SOUTH AFRICA.I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S TRADE JOURNAL.YOUR IMPRESSIVE AND MANAGERIAL RECORDS MADE ME TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THESE REGARDS YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS WITH THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN.

AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT,I DISCOVERED THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK I N 1982 AND SINCE 1992, NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS LATE JEROME N. SNAGA,A FOREIGNER AND A MINER AT THE ANGLO GOLD PLATIINUM MINING COMPANY IN MAFIKENG,AS A GEOLOGIST BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 1992.UP TILL NOW,NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT,

THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS US$82MILLION(EIGHTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) I WANT TO FIRST TRANSFER US$12 MILLION (TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS)FROM THE MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREGIN ACCOUNT ABROAD BEFORE THE REST,BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A TRUSTED FOREIGN.

I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGN BECAUSE THIS MONEY CANNOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK BUT CAN BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT MR SNAGA WAS A FOREIGN AND BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT ,I NEED YOUR FULL COOPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK SMOOTHLY BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO WHOM SO EVER THAT HAVE CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT OF WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER ,

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENT AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE .I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE,TRUST AND RELIABLIABILTY WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE,I CAN TRNSFER THIS MONEY INTO ANY RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.

I WILL DESTORY ALL DOCUMENT OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS MONEY,LEAVING NO TRACES.YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE-TO FACE THEN THE REMITTANCE WILL MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH OF US.THEN WE WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY ATLEAST 2 DAYS AHEAD BEFORE THE MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.I HAVE THE TENDENCY OF INVESTING MY OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR SOUND SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT WITH GOOD CAPITAL RETURNS ACCORDING TO YOUR ADVICE,


BE ASSURED THAT YOU STAND NO RISK OF ANY KIND AS THE FUND BELONGS TO US NOW. THEREFORE AFTER THE EVENTUAL STAGE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND,I AM OFFERING YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES THAT MIGHT INCURE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION OR YOU CAN CALL ME TO DISCUSS ON THE PERCENTAGE IF THIS DOES NOT GO WELL WITH YOU I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT ASSOCIATING WITH YOU TO EMBARK ON THIS FUND TRANSFER AND OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES WILL DERIVE A HUGE SUCCESS THEREAFTER.

I WILL USE MY POSITION TO INFULENCE THE EFFECT FOR APPROVALS, FOR ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROIATE CLEARANCE FORMS FROM THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT .I AM COUNTING ON YOUR SENSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AS IT IS MY DESIRE TO KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. BEST REGARDS,

MR SANTOS KOJJOS

phone :+27-83-3641-052















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