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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: James Kilom <j_kilom@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:12:44 -1200 (GMT)
Subject: HELLO.
Sir, It is my pleasure to write you this letter on
behalf of my colleagues. I got your information as
a member of the South African Export Promotion Council
(SAEPC) Government delegation who was on a recent
trip to your country for a bilateral conference talk
to encourage foreign investors. I decided to seek
a confidential co-operation with you for the execution
of a transaction hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it confidential because
of the nature of this business. I am the director
of Audit and Project Implementation with the Department
of Mineral and Energy attached to the South African
High Commission in U.K., two top officials and I have
in our possession an overdue payment in US funds.
The said funds represent a certain percentage of the
total contract value executed on behalf of my department
by a foreign contracting firm which we the officials
over-invoiced to the amount of Fourteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (US$14,500,000.00).The
reason of inflating the original value is to divert
the excess value to a foreign bank account for our
personal use. The actual contract cost has been paid
to the original contractor leaving the balance unclaimed.
We are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary
of the unclaimed funds as civil servants are not allowed
to operate foreign bank account. A formal application
for claim to the relevant authority and documentation
to present you/company as the beneficiary will be
secured on behalf of you/company. I have the authority
of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction your share
as compensation will be US$3.625M (25%) while my colleagues
and I will receive US$9.425M (65%) and the balance
of US$1.450M (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses incurred. The business is 100% safe, risk
and failure proof provided you treat it with utmost
confidentiality and priority as we intend to destroy
all the relevant approval documents relating to the
project once the payment is released to you/company
to avoid any trace to you or us in future. It does
not matter whether you/company does contract project
as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour
of you, also your area of 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 as we intend to conclude
the transfer within 14 working days. Kindly reply
to my email address stating your complete names, your
direct telephone and fax numbers to enable me furnish
you with a detailed explanation upon your acceptance
of this proposal for effective communication. Thank
you for your co-operation. Regards James Kilom
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