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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: joemories100@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:15:36 +0200
Subject: let do these
MR JOE SMITH
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICAN(ABSA)
SOUTH AFRICAN.
Dear Sir/Madam
I am MR JOE SMITH Principal treasury officer with Amalgamated
Bank Of South Africa{ABSA} I got your email contact,in my search for a
trusted partner,who will assist me with this confidential business
proposal.
PROPOSAL
Mr. Adreas B Smith made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers,National Mining Corporation that Mr. Adreas B Smith died from an automobile
accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore
made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Andreas B Smith did
not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork.This sum of US$15,000,000.00 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 Mr. Adreas B Smith so
that this money will not be reverted by the government or been claim by
some staffs in the bank.
> This is simple;
1)I shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
2) 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 of Mr.Adreas B Smith.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 75% for me and 20% for you then 5% will be set aside for any
expenses that may occure during the transfer process.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Principal treasury
officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you
are interested,please reply immediately via my private
EMAIL:joemories100@netscape.net .Upon your response,I shall then provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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
Thanks and regards
MR Joe Smith
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