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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: "Mike Yengeni" <mikeyengeni@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:36:56 +0200
Subject: Hello
FROM: ENGR. FIKILE MABUTI
Sunnyside Pretoria South Africa
Direct Tel: +27-73-284-3195
Direct Fax: +27-73-284-3196
Personal/private email: mfikile@excite.com
ATTN: C.E.O/ Managing Director
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
I am pleased to get across to you for a profitable business proposal, though
I don't know you and we had never meant in person but I got your contact
from the Personal Assistance to the former Minister for Sports. More so she
told me that this is your first time in partaking in such business but you
are in a better position to handle the transaction/business of this
magnitude without you running away with our own share of fund once your
account is credited within 8 working days because before I commence we have
to build mutual relationship in respect of this business that is strictly
confidential and all the legal /essential documents to back up this
transaction are in place. And the key for us building up this mutual
relationship is TRUST between both parties involved that is you and I. I am
in charge of the Auditing for contract payment with SAFA (South African
Football Association) and I truly apologize for using this means to reach
you because I have no other choice.
Within the South African Football Association and the cooperation of my
colleague, I have in my possession as overdue payment bills totaling Forty
Six Million Three Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars (US$46,3M). With your
assistance and fullest co-operation, I on behalf of my colleague beg you to
help us receive these funds by wire transfer that is presently lying in a
suspended account with ABSA Bank in Pretoria branch. It does matter whether
it is a cooperate or personal account but as long as the account is active
to receive the amount of this magnitude, it is very ok to us. More so, we
are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code
of Conduct does not permit us to operate offshore/foreign account of any
kind hence you are very important to wards the successful completion of this
whole transaction that we shall both benefits from. This US$46.3M arose from
the balance of the total contract value for the renovation and upgrading
of(Pretoria ,Johannesburg and Soweto national stadium for 2006 bid that we
lost to Germany before it was awarded to us again in 2010) our national
stadium by foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced
deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been fully paid to the
original contractor.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us (which I prayed and beg for) in the transaction; your
share of the sum will be 25% of the total amount after Tax in any account
you shall provide for the funds to be transferred into, 70% for us and 5%
for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe,
on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
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 me because our share of the funds with your
assistance we shall invest in property management/real estate business in
your country. And that is why we offered you 25% of the total amount not
just to receive the funds for us alone because once the fund is transferred
to your account without your help we shall be lost since most of my life I
have been a civil servant.
Endeavor to contact me immediately through my above Tel and Fax number or my
e-mail address: mfikile@excite.com if you are willing to help in this matter
and I also want to guarantee you that my partner and myself are in a better
position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us
a very strong assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and
please remember to treat this matter as very confidential matter, because we
will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active
Government Service and remember once again that time is of the essence in
this business. I wait in anticipation of your earliest response.
N.B.: Please do not forget to send your Private Phone and Fax number.
Yours Truly,
ENGR. FIKILE MABUTI
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