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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: <yengrufus@webmail.co.za>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 00:55:52 +1000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
PHONE:+27-72-320-3941
ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO
SIR/MADAM
CONFIDENTIAL
I Know how much surprise you will be to recieve this message bearing in mind
that you dont know me neither do I.But through my little explanation i will
like you to calm down your surprises and fears.
I am TONY YENGENI a SOUTH AFRICAN by birth ,a former chief wip of the
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS(ANC)the ruling political party here in SOUTH
AFRICA and a member of parliament (mp).My position as the then chief wip
afforded me the opportunity to chair(chairman) the contract awarding
committee of SOUTH AFRICAN arms deal.An insight to this ,many companies
lobbed for the right to be awarded the contract at the end Three Companies
were considered to supply the nation arms at the value of R53 billion (fifty
three billion rands)
As a pay back for my influncial role in ensuring that the contract was given
to them,i recieved enormous gifts both cash and in kind,which includes cars
and houses in three of South Africa's finest surburbs and a cash amount of
US$7.8 MILLION (Seven million eight hundred thousand united states dollars)
Due to the democratic laws prohibitting members of government from owning
foreign accounts it is difficult to move this fund my self out of my
country,and cannot move this sum into any bank here by my self considering
the the question that will be asked.The only option was to deposite it as
valuables to the sum mentioned above ,with a security company my uncle who
has recently passed away of long cancer was the depositor while my signatory
stands as the sole beneficiary.
But i have been making news for some time now over my involvement in what
the public and opposition party termed CONTROVERCIAL ARMS DEAL and has been
charged for fraud ,bribery and corruption .the pressure was enormous that i
had to relinguish my position as the chief wip of the ANC.But these should
not induce any kind of fear in you ,how ever the amount in question was not
part of the news making.
It is based on these grounds that i seek a FOREIGNER AND A FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE,to help me clear this money from the security company and
transfer it into his trusted nominated bank account.
I am ready to send to you the photocopy of my i dentity document as a
gurrantee should i betray you during the course of transaction which you can
use as an evidence ,and may report me to any authority should i betray you.I
guarrantee you that this transaction is 100%risk free but your understanding
and interest will be much appreciated by me.For your assistance i will offer
you 25% (TWENTY FIVE PERCENT)of the whole sum after a succesful transfer .
For more information regarding my situation please log in to www.sabc.co.za
or www.etv.co.za or seek south africa news.I will appreciate your positive
response.
contact me with the above communication channels provided above
telephonically or email me with your personal contact details phone and fax
included.Anticipating your quick response.
yours sincerely,
TONY YENGENI
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