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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: "maxwell lobelo" <maxwelllobelo40@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:43:57 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE / INVESTMENT
FROM: MR.MAXWELL LOBELO
TEL: +2773-3668-155
FAX: +2773-2299-115
EMAIL:m_lobelo90@hotmail.com
ATTN:DIRECTOR/C.E.O,
I am MR.MAXWELL LOBELO, the Chief Auditor of the Amalgamated Bank of South
Africa (ABSA Bank). I got your contact address from the Trade and Exhibition
Center here in Johannesburg and you are the only person that I have
contacted in this business with believe that you will not let me down and we
will work together to develop trust and confidence in this business. After
going through some old file in the records department, I discover that there
is an account opened in 1990 belonging to the late Mr. Smith B. Andreas a
foreigner and a miner at Kruger Gold Company a geologist by profession and
since 1995 nobody has operated the account following Mr. Andreas death in
1995. Since then, no other person knows about this account, and the amount
involved is US$36 million (THIRTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS).
I would like to first transfer US$15 million into your overseas account as a
foreign because Mr. Smith was a foreigner then later I will transfer the
remaining US$21 million before joining you in person for disbursement and
investment opportunity which you will be an asset to it. I am only
contacting you because of your foreign status as this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in a foreign currency (US dollars) and former owner of
the account, Mr. Andreas was a foreigner.
Because of the need to involve a foreign account, I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to
approve the payment to whoever has the correct information to this account,
of which I will give you later, if you are able to handle such amount
instrict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our
mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in our lives.
I need a trustworthy person in this business because I don?t want to make a
mistake and I need your strong assurance, trust and reliability. With my
position now in the office and the influence of the top bank director of the
South African Reserve Bank, I will make sure that this money is transferred
into any reliable account, which you can provide with the assurance that
this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for my
sharing. Your physical presence is also welcomed in South Africa in which
the transfer will be done in your presence. I will destroy all the documents
of the transaction immediately you receive this money, leaving no trace in
any place.
I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in
expectation to a sound management and a good capital returns according to
your advice. Rest assured you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belong
to us now, therefore after the eventual stage of the transferof this fund, I
am offering you 25% of the total fund, 70% will be for my investment while
5% will be set aside for expenses that might be incurred during the cause of
this transaction. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on
this fund transfer and other business ventures will derive a huge success
there after. I will use my position to effect approvals for onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance form from the
ministries and foreign exchange department. I am counting on your sense of
confidentiality, as it is my desire that you keep this to yourself and
endeavor to furnish me with your private telephone (mobile preferably),fax
numbers and your bank details where you would like the first payment to be
transferred into for a quickly arrangements and approval.
Looking forward to your urgent respond.
Yours truly,
MR.MAXWELL LOBELO
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