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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: <scottyanderson1@ixp.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 04:50:54 -0800
Subject: KINDLY ASSIST ME
Attention,Sir/Mama
RE: TRANSFER OF US$48.223 MILLION
[Strictly confidential]
I am scotty anderson, the operational manager in account management
section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime banks
here in South Africa. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my
bank who perished on EGYPTIAN Boeing 737 PLANE CRASH into the red sea
with the whole passengers on board.
He opened an account in this bank and died without a itten or oral WILL
attached to the account. Since his death, I personally watched to see
the next of kin
but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and
no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The
account has no
other beneficiary and until his death he was the manager of his company
here in South Africa.
The amount involved is 48, 223,000.00 USD. [Forty eight million, two
hundred and twenty three thousand United States Dollar]. We will start the
first transfer with $8,000,000.00[Eight million]. Upon conclusion
without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the transfer
of the remaining
balance.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE and should be treated with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality. Furthermore, your area of specialization or
country of origin is not a hindrance to the success of this transaction.
We are presently affected by the South Africa Civil service code of
conduct laws that prohibits civil servants from operating private foreign
accounts.
I have discussed this issue with the Bank Manager who I must involve
for a smooth and successful transfer of the fund to any account, which you
will provide. However, I want you to act as the next of kin to the
deceased by providing your bank account where the fundwill be transferred
for immediate investment on any viable project. The banking ethics here
does not allow
such fund to stay more than 2 years without claim hence the fund will
be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed fund after this
period of
dormancy.
I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist
by providing your safe bank account for the transfer or find a reliable
person capable of eceiving such amount in his or her personal account.
At the conclusion, 65% of the fund will be for me. 20% for you, 10% for
charity both in Africa and in your country and the remaining 5% will be
set aside for
expenses both parties might incurred during the
transfer process.
Kindly e-mail, fax or call me as soon as you receives this email. You
should also include your private fax and phone numbers for easy
communication.
Respectfully yours,
scotty anderson.
Most confidential contact information:
private:e-mail: scotty_anderson@fastermail.com
Tel: 874 - 76 - 3648313
Fax: 874 - 76 - 3648315
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