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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: "mmbuthelezi maphius" <mmbuthelezi@web.de>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:46:31 +0100
Subject: IMMPORTANT PLS READ
Attn: The President/CEO
I am Mr. Maphius Mbeki Buthelezi, Provincial Manager
DBSA
Bank of South Africa, Capetown, Branch. I have urgent
and
very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 2000, a foreign mining
consultant/contractor
with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr. Richard
Moss
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar
months, valued at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve million,
Five
Hundred Thousand 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, the South
Africa
Mining Corporation that Mr. Richard Moss died from an
automobile accident. On further investig! ation, I
found out
that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts
to
trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that
Mr. Richard Moss did not declare any kin or relations
in
all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$12,500,000.00 is
still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled
over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will
ever come forward to claim it. According to South
African
Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money
will
revert to the ownership of the South Africa
Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Richard
Moss so that the fruits of this old man's labour will
not
get into the hands of some corrupt gov! ernment
officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately 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
service of
two Attorneys for processing and notarization of the
WILL
and to 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 will
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 via the private email address:
mmbuthelezi@dbzmail.com. Upon your response, I shall
then
provide you with more details and relevant documents
that
will help you understand the transaction.
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 via my email:
mmbuthelezi@galmail.co.za
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Maphius Mbeki Buthelezi.
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