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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: "George Moroka" <georgemoroka@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:34:41 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME UPON RECEIPT
FROM:GEORGE MOROKA
DIRECT TELEPHONE : 27-72-302-4106
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRIAC
MD/CEO,
APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am GEORGE MOROKA the
Bank Manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a
transaction / business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. I plea to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for
the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because
of the nature of this transaction.
There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1998 nobody has
operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the
records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is MR.
ANDREAS B SMITH , a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist
by profession and he died since 1998.
No other person knows about this account or any thing 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 is (USD$35,000,000M) thirty five million
United States Dollars.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is in US
dollars and the former owner of the account is MR. ANDREAS B SMITH a
foreigner too.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and
a genuine business. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next
step to take immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number
including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.
I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us
together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your
country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting
you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and
foreign beneficiary.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if
you are capable and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity will
never come again in my life.
I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake
I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I
can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can
provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical
arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
The money going into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund
in your account.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me.
I look forward to your earliest reply through TELEPHONE : 27-72-302-4106
Yours truly,
GEORGE MOROKA
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