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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: "Michael Monfort" <mike_monfort@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:21:05 +0000
Subject: Do Get Back To Me
Dear Friend,
With due honor and respect, I am Mr. Michael Monfort, I work with one of the
South African Commercial Banks as the director in charge of audit and
accounts Department. I got your e-mail address through business online
network and I decided to contact you, to act as the original beneficiary on
a 100% risk free business transaction.
During our auditing and investigations in my department, we came across the
sum of Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$14,500,000.00), belonging to an international businessman who died in
the November 2001 airplane crash. Before our discovery of this development,
there was no trace of claim from any person as such the fund remains dormant
in his account with our bank.
Although, I keep this information secret within my jurisdiction to enable us
put claims and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy friend
overseas whom we shall present to the bank as the bonafide next-of-kin to
the deceased for a profitable and successful deal.
Meanwhile, all the arrangements to put claims as the bonafide next-of-kin to
the deceased to get the required approval and transfer of this money to a
foreign account has been put in place, the directives and the needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to this great business opportunity.
In fact, we could have done this deal alone but because, as civil servants
we are not legally allowed to operate foreign account and it would
eventually raise eyebrows on our side during the time of transfer because we
are staffs of this same bank, these are the actual reasons why it requires a
second fellow who will forward claims by our support as the bonafide
next-of-kin with a South African High Court affidavit to the bank and also
present a foreign bank account where the money will be re-transferred into.
On conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25% of the total
sum as gratification for your assistance, 5% of the total sum will be used
to reimburse expenses that might arise from telephone bills and other
expenses during the transaction, while 70% will be for me and my partners
here.
Please you have been advised to keep this a top secret as we are still in
service and intend to retire from services at the conclusion of this deal. I
will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account. We shall then come over to your country for
subsequent sharing according to the percentages and for investment in your
country as you may advice. All other necessary information’s will be made
available to you.
I suggest you get back to me immediately, stating your wish in this deal.
Thanks and do have a great day.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Michael Monfort
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