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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: "David Themecus" <david_themecus2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:25:50 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PARTNER NEEDED.
>From Mr David Themecus
Cape Town South Africa
Tel: 27 73 243 5944
Attn: Mr/Mrs,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
Before I go further I will like to introduce myself,I am Mr David Themecus,
a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with
the South Africa Department of Minerals $ Mining.
First and foremost,I apologized using this medium to reach you the other
time for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.I have decided to
seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal
described Hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it
as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.
Within the Department of Minerals & Mining where I work as an Executive
Accountant, I have in my possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty
Eight Million three hundred thousand U. S. Dollars ($28,300,000.00) which I
want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign
company/individual to receive the said fund on my behalf or a reliable
foreign non-company account to receive such funds. More so, I am handicapped
in the circumstances; as the South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does
not allow us to operate offshore account hence your importance in the whole
transaction.
This amount US$28.3Million represents the balance of the total contract
value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,
which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual
contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance
in the tune of the said amount.
I have the authority to propose that should you be willing to assist me in
the transaction, your share of the sum will be 35% of the US$28.3
million,60% for me and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The
business itself is 100% safe and risk free, on your part provided you treat
it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization
is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
Endeavor to contact me immediately through my above Telephone or my e-mail
address, whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not,it
will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal I
want to assure you that I am in position to make the payment of this claim
possible provided you can give me a very strong assurance and guarantee that
my share will be secured and please remember to treat this matter as very
confidential matter, because we will not comprehend with any form of
exposure as am still in active Government Service and remember once again
that time is of the essence in this business.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Mr David Themecus
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