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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: "MAX DLEPO" <maxdlepo@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:49:29 +0200
Subject: URGENT
From the Desk of: Dr. Max Dlepo
Director, Audit & Project Implementation
DEPARTMENT OF MINING& NATURAL RESOURCES.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
Dear Sir,
I am Dr. Max Dlepo 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 apologized 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 have decided 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.
Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I
work as a director and with the cooperation of four other
top officials, we have in our possession as
overdue payment bills totaling Twenty-0ne Million U. S.
Dollars (US$21,000,000.00) 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$21M) 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 20% of the US$21Million, 75%
for us
and 5% 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 my e mail address,
maxdlepo@executivemail.co.za . whether or not you are
interested in this deal.
This will enable me open discussion with other interested
foreign partner with recommendation to carry out this deal.
I want to assure you that myself and my partners 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 and Please
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 remember once
again that time is of great essence in this business
opportunity.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully, Max Dlepo (Dr).
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