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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: "stella sigcau" <madsigst4@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: madsigst8@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:03:21 +0200
Subject: COULD YOPU BE OF HELP?
DEAR FRIEND
RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for
your assistance in standing as a
beneficiary to the sum of US30.5M Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only)
First, let me start by introducing myself as Mrs. Stella Sigcau, a mother
of three children and the Minister
of Public Works in South African Government (17 June 1999) to date under
the auspices of the President of
South Africa MR THABO MBEKI. You can view my profile at my website:
http://www.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1068
THE PROPOSAL
After the swearing in ceremony making me the Minister of Public Works
in South African Government (17
June 1999) , my husband Mr Edelebe Sigcau died while he was on an official
trip to Trinidad and Tobago
in 2003.After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar
account which amounted to the
sum of US$30.5M with a South African
bank which had her offshore House in the IN EUROPE
This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he
executed with the Government of
South Africa. Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I never
knew that it was over-invoiced
by him. I am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to investigate
on contracts awarded
from 1999 to date.If they discover this money in his bank account, they
will confiscate it and seize his
assets here in South Africa and this will definetely affect my political
career in Government.
I want your assistance in opening an account with THE BANK IN EUROPE
so that this fund could be
wired into your account directly without any hitch. As soon as the fund
gets to your account, you are
expected to move it immediately into another personal bank account in your
country. I will see to it that
the account is not traced from South Africa. As soon as you have confirmed
the fund into your account, I
will send my eldest son to come to your country to discuss on business investments.
SHARING PERCENTAGE
For your assistance, I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which
amounts to US$6,100.000.00 (Six
million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) However, you have
to assure me and also be
ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund.
If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email.
Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government, I would
not WANT you to call me on phone
or send a fax to me. All correspondence must be by above mail address.
All correspondence must be made by email . I will also like you to
give me your contact
address,telephone and fax to enable me to forward it to the bank or reach
you from time to time.
Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality
if this transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT CALL ME!
If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate
todiscontinue.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours faithfully,
MRS. STELLA SIGCAU,
Minister of Public Works, South Africa
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