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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: "Fikile Mabuti" <fikilemabuti@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 10:04:01 +0000
Subject: hello
Department Of Minerals & Energy,
Pretoria, South Africa.
From: Engr. Fikile mabuti
Personal/private email: engrfikilemabuti@excite.com,
fmabuti@excite.com
Fax:+27 73 811 3975,9
Fax:+27 11 507 5379
Tel: +27 73 811 3974
Attention: President / C.E.O
I am Engineer ENGR. FIKILE MABUTI, Director of Project, South Africa
Ministry of Mineral & Energy Resources. I am making this contact with you
based on the committee's need for an ndividual/company who is willing to
assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
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. In unfolding this
proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to
handle this
transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality.
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. My colleagues and I used our official position to influence the
award of a contract to a foreign company based on a gentleman agreement
that a certain percentage of the total contract value will be given to us.
The foreign contracting firm has executed the contract and the contract
amount paid less
US$20.500,000.00 (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Which
represent the percentage which we agreed should be given to us Since the
present Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed,
so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and
non-government agencies, we intend to include our bills for approvals
with the Department of Finance.
We are seeking your assistance to enable us claim the money since as civil
servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details shall be
worked out in line with this to enable us claim the money without the
slightest problem. I have the authority of my partners involved to propose
that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as
compensation will be US$5.125m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive
US$13.325m (65%) and the balance of US$2.5m (10%) for miscellaneous
expenses that may be incurred by either party The business is completely
safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality.
It does not matter whether you/your Company does contracts, as transfer of
powers will be secured in favour of you/your Company. Also, your area of
specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction. We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not
disappoint us.
Kindly notify me by email at : engrfikilemabuti@excite.com,
fmabuti@excite.com
sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon
your acceptance of this proposal. Thank you in anticipation of your
co-operation.
Regards,
ENGR. FIKILE MABUTI
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