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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: josephthabiso@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:18:47 +0200
Subject: Can you assit?
Email:josephthabiso2@zwallet.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT!
The South Africa economy has witnessed a steady growth since the end of
Apartheid. Within the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources where I
worked as director of Auditing and Project Implementation, Mining and
Quarrying alone contributes 12.3% GDP (R25.9Billion), Gold made up R19.9Billion of
the yearly export while Base metals and other mineral products contribute
R6.7Billion and R5.0Billion respectively. This figures excludes Diamond,
which is quoted separately.
The Government have continuously strived to improve and maintain good
relationship with foreign governments and Non-Governmental financial
agencies by ensuring payments for all debts owed to foreign contractors.
As a matter of fact, the Government have sponsored several trade delegation
overseas to improve and attract foreign investments to South Africa.
I write to solicit your partnership in a matter I believe will be of
mutual benefit to us. This would require your trust and capability to work
with me with your genuine cooperation according to instructions. I and two other
colleagues involved in this transaction are still in active government
service with the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources and we are in dire
need of a foreign partner to assist us in the receipt and investment of
US$28,500,000.00 (Twenty-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).
The key issue is the transfer of the said sum to an account that will be
provided by you for this purpose for safekeeping and subsequent investment
in a profitable venture. We are ready to go into an agreement with you
regarding your percentage in this transaction.
It does not matter whether or not you own a company, we shall guide you on
what to do. The basis will be that a major company won a contract and
subcontracted it to you. More often, big trading companies and firms of
unrelated fields win contracts and subcontract to more specialized firms
for execution.
We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws and
international laws in transferring the funds to you. The source of the
fund is legitimate and authoritative; our caucus extends from my Ministry
(Energy & Mineral Resources) to the Ministry of Finance.
It is pertinent to know that under the South African Government Service
Code of Conduct, Civil servants are not allowed to operate or own a bank
account overseas, hence your importance as a foreign partner.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint me.
Should you be willing to assist positively with a common goal, endeavour
to contact me immediately through my confidential email address above.
I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.
Best regards,
Mr.Joseph Thabiso
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