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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: "Roger Black" <ray8756234@msn.com>
Reply-To: rogerblack56@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:22:15 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Export
Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip
to your country for a bilateral conference talk to encourage foreign
investors.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep
it confidential because of the nature of this business. Within the
Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of Audit and
Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two other top officials,
we have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds.
The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm that we
the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$14.500,000.00 (Fourteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Though the actual contract cost
has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance
unclaimed.
Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
governments and non-government agencies, we included our bills for approvals
with the Department of Finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA).
We are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed
funds, since we are on the verge of retiring and we would like to get this
funds out of the government escrow account before it is lost but as a civil
servant we can not do it in our own name.
Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to
reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of You/your Company.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be
US$3.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$9.425m (65%) and the
balance of US$1.450m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous expenses incurred.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with
utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether You/your Company does
contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favor of
You/your Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to
the successful execution of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
us. Kindly notify me in your response to this mail if your could be of help
and upon your acceptance I shall furnish you with all needed information.
NOTE THAT DOING BUSINESS IN THE INTERNET IS A RISK ENDEVOUR TO SEND YOUR
CONFIDENTAIL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards,
ENG ROGER BLACK
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