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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: Chris Mbote<luchris3@tatanova.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:33:33 +0530
Subject: FROM CHRIS( CHIEF AUDITOR NED BANK )
FROM: MR CHRIS MBOTE
(CHIEF AUDITOR)NED BANK
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Partner,
Greetings and complement of the season.
My name is Mr:Chris Mbote. I am the chief auditor of
[Ned Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa].This
letter might surprise you because we have not met
neither in person nor by correspondence,but please you
should exercise some patience and read through my
message. I have a very urgent and confidential
business proposal for you.
I want to transfer out ($18,450.000) from our
bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and
honest person who will be capable for this important
Business,believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.
HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT:
There is an account opened in this bank in 1998 and
since 2000 nobody has operated on this account
again,after going through some old files in the
records I discovered that if I do not remitted this
money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing.The owner of this account is Mr. Peter
Randell, Formerly working in Witwatersrand
Johannesburg Gold Mine, Johannesburg South Africa.
Mr.peter his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a fire outbreak. and since
then no other person knows about this account or
anything concerning it.The account has no
other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that his company does not know anything about
this account and the amount involved.
I want to tranfer this money into a safe foreign
account abroad but i don't know any foreigner,I am
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can
not be approved to any local bank here but can only be
approved to a foreign account because the money is in
u.s dollars and the former owner of the account
(MR:PETER RENDELL) is a foreigner too. I know that
this message will come to you as a surprise as we
don't know ourself before,but be sure that it is real
and a genuine business.I believe in God that you will
never let me down in this business,you are the only
person that i have contacted for this business for
now,so please reply urgently so that we can receive
this money into a foreign account or any account of
your choice where the fund will be remmited.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with a foreign account as the real
beneficiary,I need your co-operation to make this work
fine,because the management of our bank is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has the
correct information to this account which i will give
to you when sure of your capability to handle such
amount with instrict confidence and trust,and
according to my instructions and my advice for our
mutual benefit because I don't want to make any
mistake. I need your strong assurance and trust, I
shall also destroy all documents concerning this
transactions immidiately we received this money
leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position
and influence on other staffs to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from foreign
payment department,with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country
for the sharing and other investment.
Finally, at the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 30% of the total ammount,65% will be for
me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the process of this transaction. I
Look forward to your earliest reply through my email.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
YOUR'S TRUELY
MR:CHRIS MBOTE
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