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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: "MR.KABELO ANDERSON" <reverendbj@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: kabelo_andy@walla.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 16:13:28 -0800
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND!
Kabelo Anderson
Position:Operation Director,
Standard Bank of SA Limited
16 Arnold Road, Rosebank 2196
Gauteng South Africa 2121
The President/CEO
This business transaction might not fall within the wide spectrum of
your business activities, but I plead for your assistance, as your flair
for
profitable business is needed.
Permit me to introduce myself, I am Kabelo Anderson, the Banking officer
to Engr.Grahams Peterson who was a major contractor to oil companies.On
the 21st of April 2000,my client, his wife and their two children were involved
in a car accident along Pretoria Express Road. Unfortunately they All lost
their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, or business partner,this has also proved unsuccessful.
After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.I contacted you to assist in applying and repartrating the
money
and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank.Particularly,the Bank where the deceased
had an account valued at about US$18.5M (Eightheen Million five
Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars).
Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
his business partner,otherwise the account will be confiscated. Since I
have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives or business partner
for over
3 years now. I seek your consent to present you as the business partner
of the
deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$18.5million can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the
money in the ratio of 60% to me and 40% to you.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Kindly email your following confidential information to me urgently to
enable us proceed:
a.Your complete names
b.Your private telephone number
c.Your private fax number
d.Your private email address
e.Your address
Please direct your reply to my confidential email:kabelo_andy@walla.com
You can also reach me through my private telephone number stated below for
any
enquiries.Upon the receipt of your information,I will advise you on the
modalities of the transaction.We have concluded details on how to achieve
success.
Yours Faithfully,
Kabelo Anderson
Standard Bank of SA Limited
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