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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: garry_alf@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:14:29 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
From the Desk of: Mr. Garry Alfred.
Director, Audit & Project Implementation
DEPARTMENT OF MINING & NATURAL RESOURCES, S/AFRICA.
Tel/Fax: 00 27 732-251-470.
E-mail: garry_alf@hotmail.coom
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Garry Alfred, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources. First and foremost, I crave your indulgence to my proposal and do hope that you will assist my partners and I to conclude this transaction.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the transfer described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret. Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as a director and with the cooperation of two other top officials, we have in our possession as over due payment bills totaling Thirty Million five hundred thousand United. State. Dollars (US$30,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such funds.
More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your importance in the whole transaction. This amount (US$30.5M) represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten payment allocation awaiting approval to remit by Direct Telegraphic wire Transfer to only a foreign bank account which you will provide by filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 30% of the US$30.5 Million, 60% for us and 10% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me immediately through the above contact information if you are interested in this deal.
I want to assure you that my partners and myself are in a position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured. Lastly, remember to treat this matter as very confidential matter because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service and we have limited time to execute this transfer.
I am waiting for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
Garry Alfred (Mr.)
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