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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: john_zuma22@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:29:02 +0200
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER
FROM:DR.JOHN ZUMA .
SOUTH AFRICA.
email;john_zuma22@yahoo.com
Dear
My name is DR.JOHN ZUMA , I am a senior government official in the department of works and housing
of the Republic of South Africa. A reliable friend of mine who assured me of your reliability and
trust in handling official matters gave your contact to me. Based on this introduction,
I have the same view of mutual understanding and trust that you will be reliable and capable enough
to assist me in this project, but pending when I hear from you particularly.I was the chairman of
the board in charge of the award, execution and supervision of all contracts in the department of
works and Housing ministry. In 1998, I personally monitored and supervised the award of contract
for the supply of building materials and construction of ultra modernshopping complexes and low cost
housing units in the Eastern Cape, North and East gate of the Natal province.
Myself and two of my colleagues, serving in the board, deliberately inflated and over invoiced the
contract sum, leaving an excess US$50,500 000.00 (fivety million five hundred thousand united states
dollars). At the completion of the contract, the real contract sum was paid to the original contractor,
leaving the excess,which we reported to the federal Government that it belonged to the subcontractor that
handled part of the original contract. But the company we submitted as the beneficiary was a non-existing
foreign company, which was a purported attempt by us to divert the money for our private use.
Right now this amount is due for payment and is floating in the treasury not attached to anyone. We are only
three people who know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by ourselves therefore we are looking
for a trust worthy foreign company individual whose name we can use to claim the money and subsequently
transfer the money to any account that may be furnished, with whom we will share the money, that is why
we contacted you for assistance.
This is strictly a business deal, but it is 100% risk free and secure as we are going to use our official
positions to source all necessary approvals legitimizing the contract as genuinely executed by you, and
copies of the approval documents will be sent to you before the transfer as proof of origin of transfer,
proving the funds to be clean and free of any illicit trade, drug and money laundering.
All necessary arrangement has been put in place in all relevant departments for immediate approval of this
payment once any account is submitted. For your co-operation, we have agreed to give to you 25 % of the
entire amount on conclusion of the transaction, 72% will be kept for three of us for investment in your
country while 3% will be used to settle for any miscellaneous expenditure incurred in the process of transfer.
Please if you are interested in this proposal, I want you to respond immediately on the above E-mail address for
further information and instruction on how to proceed. This transaction is expected to be completed within
21 working days from the date of receipt of the account information where the money will be transferred.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation Urgent.
Best regards,
DR.JOHN ZUMA .
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