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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: "patrick tejane" <patrick_tejanedr@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 17:30:38 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM : Dr. Patrick Tejane.
TEL+ 27-72-109-1142
FAX :+ 27-82-222-7784.
E-MAIL: patrick_tejanedr@hotmail.com
Dear SirMadam,
BUSINESS PROPOSAL .
My name is Dr. Patrick Tejane.I am a senior government official in the
department of works and housing of the Republic of South Africa.I got your
contact address from the internet research online
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 1999, I personally monitored and supervised the award of
contract for the supply of building materials and construction of ultra
modern shopping 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 of US$20,500,000.00 (twenty 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, 70% will be kept for three of us
for investment in your country while 5% 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 reply awaited.
Dr. Patrick Tejane.
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