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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: obemakalele@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:50:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL!
My dear friend,
I am Obe Makalele, Bank Manager of United Bank For
Africa, capetown Branch. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you. On June 6
1998, a gold merchant/contractor with the
Randgold Exploration Company, Ms. Lori
Vanwalters-Arvelo made a numbered time (Fixed)
deposite for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$6,500,000.00 (Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to her
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from her
contract employers, Randgold Exploration company Ltd
that Ms Lori Vanwalters-Arvelo died from an automobile
accident. On further investigation, I found out that
she did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace her
next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Ms Lori
Vanwalters-Arvelo did not declare any next of kin in
all her official documents, including her Bank Deposit
paperwork.
This sum of US$6,500,000.00 is still sitting in the
Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
come forward to claim it. According to the South
African Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the South
African Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
Ms Lori Vanwalters-Arvelo so that the fruits of this
old woman's labour will not get into the hands of some
corrupt officials. This is simple, I will like you to
provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you
in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of two attorneys for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer. A bank account in any part of the world,
which you provide, will then facilitate the transfer
of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately. Upon
your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you
understand. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and
be rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your
assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via email.
Thanks and regards,
OBE MAKALELE
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