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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: "marry_eze" <marry_eze@netster.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 02:43:12 GMT
Subject: URGENT/ASSISTANCE
Attention: Friend,
We want to transfer to overseas ($45,400.000.00 USD) from a
Bank in Africa, I want to ask you to provide either an
existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can
serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain
honest to me till the end for this important business
trusting in you and believing in God that you will
never let me down either now or in future. I am Mrs Mary Eze
the Auditor General of a bank in Africa, during the course
of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account
opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1998 nobody has
operated on this account again, after going through some old
files in the records I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing. the owner of this account is Mr.
Magnus leon, a Foreigner, and a sailor, and he died, since
1993. and no other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved to me as well that Magnus Leon
until his death was the manager Magnus Coy.(pty).SA I don't
know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money can not be approved to a local person
here, without valid international foreign passport,but can
only be approved to any foreigner with valid international
passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the
money is in U.S. dollars and the former owner
of the a/c Mr. Magnus Leon is a foreigner too, [and the
money can only WE approved into a foreign a/c However, we
will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together I got
your contact address from the Girl who operates computer, I
am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will
never let me
down in this business, you are the first and the only person
that I am contacting for this business, so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently. Send also your private telephone and fax number
including the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.I want us to meet face to face to build confidence
and to sign a binding
agreement that will bind us together before transferring the
money to any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before
we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments.I need your full co-operation to make this work
fine because the management is ready to approve this payment
to any foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you, upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are capable and
will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is
deeply involved with me in this business. I need your strong
assurance that you will never,never let me down. With my
influence and the position of the bank official we can
transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account
which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact pending our physical arrival in your country for
sharing. The bank official will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no
trace to any place and to build confidence you can come
immediately to discuss with me face to face after which I
will make this remittance in your ,presenc e and three of us
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the
money going into the account. I will apply for annual leave
to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in
your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain
all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of
the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 10% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process
of transferring. I am looking forward to your earliest reply
through my email.
Thanks,
Mrs.Mary Eze.
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