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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: "johnson farai" <johnsonfarari100@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 00:05:57 +0000
Subject: MY PLEA.
FROM THE DESK OF:JOHNSON FARAI,
TEL: 27 83 961-2166
ATTENTION;
I AM MR.JOHNSON FARAI , CHIEF FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLLER OF AMALGAMATED
BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA) . IN MY DEPARTMENT, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED
SUM OF
US$25M (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGED TO
ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON
NOVEMBER 1994
IN A GHASTLY PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE
BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE
CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIED FOR IT AS NEXT-OF-KIN, OR RELATION
TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY,
NOBODY HAS COME FOWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT I HAVE
DECIDED TO ESTABLISH
A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, HENCE BY CONTACTING YOU.
I WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OR RELATION OF THE
DECEASED SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.MOREOVER, I DO
NOT WANT
THE MONEY TO GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATE THAT ANY ACCOUNT ABANDONED
OR IS DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS IS DEEMED CLOSED AND ALL MONEY CONTAINED
THEREIN FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT TREASURY ACCOUNT. NOW IT IS BEING
SPECULATED THAT THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE GORVENMENT ACCOUNT
AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND AFTER DECEMBER 2005. THE REASON FOR REQUESTING YOU TO
PRESENT YOURSELF AS NEXT-OF-KIN IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED
(CUSTOMER) WAS A FOREIGNER.
ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, WE SHALL THEM DISCUSE THE SHARING
RATIO AND MODALITIES FOR TRASFER.I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BACK
YOU UP FOR CLAIM.ALL I REQUIRE FROM IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US
SEE THIS TRASACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER
LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECTYOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THROUGH THE ABOVE MAIL OR CALL ME ON MY CELL
PHONE NUMBER +27-839612166 TO ENABLE US CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION URGENTLY.
PLEASE TREAT THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL AS STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL FOR SECURITY REASONS.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.JOHNSON FARAI.
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