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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 JOHN DU TOIT" <johndutoitjr@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 02:23:42 -0800
Subject: Request for Business Co-operation
Dear Sir,
Re: Request for Business Co-operation.
By introduction, my name is Mr. John Du Toit; I am a citizen of South
Africa and I am employed as a government worker in the Tourism Ministry, my department directly oversees the general maintenance and constant up-grade of the Kruger National park, which is located in South Africa, including the assessment and award of contracts related to internationally treasured Game Park.
Exactly 3 years ago, extensive maintenance and up-grading work valued
at U.S. $ 12 Million was carried out and finalized by a company
belonging to a foreign national, who bears the same surname as yourself, before the commencement of the contract, a job mobilization fee of U.S. $ 5 Million was paid up-front to the responsible contractors by bank draft, unfortunately however, the contractor died in a car crash, just after the conclusion of his contractual obligation a few months later.
As standard procedure, our ministry and more specifically put, our
department was compelled to wait for a statutory period of 2 calendar
years, within which we expected the next of kin/heirs or assigns to and/or creditors to the deceased beneficiary, to come forward to file a legitimate claim to the amount of U.S. $7 Million.
Right now, as I write, the statutory period that was allowed for a
claim to be lodged for the overdue contract payment balance is about to elapse, yet no one has come forward to claim the funds.
For the above reason therefore, the only option left open to my
ministry, through my department, is to revert the available funds to the national treasury, as soon as that is done, it means that no one can lay claim to the money any more, it has become government funds, however, for this to occur will depend entirely on the report filed in by myself and another fellow in the legal department.
Due to this development, I and this colleague of mine in the legal
department have mutually agreed to divert the available funds, by
presenting a next of kin, legitimizing this next of kin via sworn affidavits of claim and by further facilitating all other documented formalities in order to get authorization to release the available funds to our selected next of kin. We hope to achieve this 100% risk-free as we know that our respective positions in the office would shield us from any form of suspicion or enquiry.
We therefore, propose that, you front as the next of kin since you bear the same surname with the deceased contractor and we assure you that with our guidance an with confidentiality and the strict adherence to our instructions, we should be able to get the available funds released through your nominated bank account in less than 60 days from the date you accept our proposal.
To secure your co-operation/involvement, we propose a negotiation to
determine the sum due to you as your share; we also propose 5% as money to be set aside to pay back all expenditure related to the processing of the payment and the final release of the out-standing contract payment before and after the conclusion of the transaction.
To indicate your interest, please reach me through this e-mail address
I am looking forward to reading your reply, either way.
Kind regards,
John Du Toit
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