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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: contactdasilver@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:26:26 +0200
Subject: HELP ADVANCEMENT=====HELP ADVANCEMENT=====HELP ADVANCEMENT.
Dear Friend,
From your known antecedent and long outstanding profile,I am quite
Convinced and positive that you will be capable of assisting in this
Laudable business proposals.
My name is Mr Alfred Lundzi, a native of South Africa. I am a senior
Director in The South Africa Department of Agriculture I am writing this letter to solicit your co-operation in order to
redeem an Over invoiced Contract payment in the name of one of our late foreign contractors.
The said Payment amounts to $9.5 Million United States Dollars (Nine
Million Five hundred thousand American dollars). The payment was
originally to be made to one Mr. Gerald Martins the late contractor who
died in 1998 and since then we have not found anyone to stand in and claim this payment on his behalf.If at the end of this fiscal year nothing happens as regards this funds then it will be reabsorbed into the south African government treasury.
My partner, who is the Account Director in the same Department of Agriculture and I have initiated the process of filing a claim
for this money with the hope of having the funds transferred to
you. In order to do this, we will swear an affidavit in the High Court here in South Africa stating that you are a distant cousin and next of
kin to Mr. Gerald Martins the owner of the money and giving you
the legal authority to administer his estate. After which, you will file a claim for this money from the Department of Agriculture, indicating that you are the Administrator of the deceased contractors Estate and the beneficiary of these funds. When the claim
is approved you will be directed to the Bank where the fund is held on trust and you will be paid the sum of USD $9.5M.
The money will be paid directly to any bank of your choose, you will have the responsibility to ensure that my partner and I receive 60% of the money while you keep the remaining 30% for your assistance. The remaining 10% will be for incidental expenses.
I want to assure you that my partner and I are in a position to make
the payment of this claim possible provided that you can give us very strong guarantee that our share will be secured, and that you will not take advantage of our position. Be assured that there is absolutely nothing to worry about in the view of this claim. It is perfectly safe with no risks involved, and it is not subject to any inquiry, since my partner and I will be handling the claim directly in South Africa on your behalf.
I do hope my proposal is acceptable to you. Please acknowledge the
receipt of this letter by return e-mail, so that I can provide you with more clarification about the claim and how we intend to make this deal
beneficial to everyone involved.
I shall provide you with my private telephone number as soon as I receive a response from you so that we can have a word on this.
I await your prompt response.
Yours Sincerely
MR ALFRED LUNDZI.
E-MAIL: Alfredlundzi@netscape.net
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