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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: "tema beky" <offshore2000uk@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: temabeky@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:38:26 +0000
Subject: urgent
From:TEMA BEKY
EMAIL:temabeky@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have picked-up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine
confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for
this important business transaction believing also that you will never let
me down either now or in the future.
My name is Mr.Tema Beky. a senior Auditing Officer with the STANDARD BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA .There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since
1996 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it would be forfeited to the government as dormant account.The
owner of this account is Mr.John Hixon, a foreigner, he was a miner at
Kruger Gold Company, a geologist by profession, and he died since 1996 in a
plane crash. No other person knows about this account or anything concerning
it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me
as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the
amount involved would not be disclose untill an intrest is shown I want to
transfer this sum into a safe foreign account abroad. I am contacting you
based on the fact that you are a foreigner because this money can only be
approved for payment to a foreigner. I know that this proposal will come to
you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before. Although we will still
have to meet to sign some agreement before the final transfer of the fund
into any of your designated bank account. I have involved a very senior
official in the operational department, and we have agreed that after the
transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 30% of the
total sum, my colleagues and I will have 60% while 10% will be used to
reimburse any expenses incurred.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation on
the side of both parties.Please note that this deal can only take place on
the following conditions;
1. You will provide the bank account and other relevant
particulars/information for easy and onward Remittance of the fund.
2. Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed,
considering our positions in the bank.
3. Assurance that our own share will be released to us in good faith when
this money finally gets into your account.
All things being equal, this transaction will be within 10 working days as
soon as we hear from you.Please treat with utmost confidentiality.
Thanks and God bless
you.Expecting your urgent response,
Best Regards,
Tema Beky
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