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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: "isaac nkosi" <isaac00k@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:50:41 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
PRETORIA, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIA
ATTENTION: MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
Your information was given 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 a deal described 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 and Energy where I work as the Director of
Project Implementation, with the cooperation of four other top officials, we
have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds. The said funds
represent certain percentage of the contract executed on behalf of my
Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we over-invoiced to the
amount of US$14,500,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). The actual contract cost has been paid to the original
contract, leaving the excess balance unclaimed.
Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relations with foreign
governments and non-Governmental agencies, we included our bills for
approvals with the Department of Finance and the South African Reserve Bank.
We are seeking your assistance to front as the beneficiary of the unclaimed
funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details and
change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to reflect
payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of yourCompany.
I have the authority of my colleagues to propose that should you be willing
to assist us in this transaction, your share as compensation will be US$2.9M
(20%) while my colleagues and I receive US$10.15M (70%) and the balance
US$1.45M (10%) for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses incurred. This
business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost
confidentiality. It does not matter whether or not your company does
contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour of
You/your Company. Also, your 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 by telephone on: +27 73 5219 727 or by e-mail for further
details upon your acceptance of this proposal.
Regards,
Engr. ISAAC NKOSI
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