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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: "kenneth khmualo" <kennethkhmualo@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:00:08 +0200
Subject: MR .KENNETH KHMUALO
MR .KENNETH KHMUALO
DIRECTOR, BILLS AND EXCHANGE,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
STANDARD BANK LTD.
SOUTH AFRICA.
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I am MR .KENNETH KHMUALO, The Director of bills/exchange at the foreign
Remittance department of STANDARD Bank Limited, South Africa. I have decided
to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will
be of mutual benefit to both of us. However be Informed that I discovered
your company/person through your country's Directory. here in South Africa
when I
was searching of a foreign business partner whom I will transfer this fund
in his personal or company's account, that is why I contacted you,
During a usual bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 29,000
000:00 (TWENTY NINE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) in an account that belong to
one of our foreign customers (MR ANDREAS) who died November 1999 in a PLANE
CRASH. Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting
his next of kin to come over and claim his money, because we can not release
it unless some body apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately, no body has come forward to claim this money. It is based on
this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a
cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting You. If you
indicate interest in this affairs, our Attorney shall prepare some
documents, which we shall Send to you and your name shall be incorporated as
a Beneficiary of this fund (NEXT OF KIN OF MR ANDREAS Edward) The
information shall be backdated and put in MR ANDREAS
Edward FILE. As soon as I get your response to this massage, I will send you
the bank transfer from which you will fill and fax it back to us to enable
us submit it to the bank for transfer approval. I will also consult a lawyer
who will represent you in all legal procedures and sign the necessary
documents before the transfer will commenced. Then again, we do not want the
money to go into the Government account as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that any account Abandoned or
dormant for a period of years is deemed Closed and all money contained
therein would be Forfeited to the government treasury account.
Now it is being speculated that the above sum will be Transferred into the
government account as an Unclaimed fund on or before 05-2005. The mode of
sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated account will
be:70% for me And my colleagues and 25% will be given to you for the Role
you will be expected to play in the whole Exercise, and 5% will be mapped
out for expenses both of us.
will incure in this transfer if this proposal matches with your inward i
tension for success and greatness, then you are urged to make a quick
response indicating your readiness and Interest to participate in the
business.
I expect your Urgent response through this e-mail address or please send me
your private telephone and fax numbers to enable us Conclude this
transaction soon enough. Please treat this business
proposal As strictly Confidential for our mutual long-term benefit. Hoping
to hear from you very Soon.
Best Regards
MR .KENNETH KHMUALO
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