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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: "mrpaul muga6" <mrpaulmuga6@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:17:42 +0200
Subject: FROM STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
STANDARD BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG
TELL 27 72 138 1752.
I am mr.paul muga,the director incharge of
auditing and accounting section of Standard
bank of South africa .with due respect and regard.
I have decided to contact you on a business transaction
that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end
of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a deceased person who died on november
1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in
his account with this bank without any claim of the
fund in our custody either from his family or relation
before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I keep this information secret
within myself and partners to enable the whole plans
and idea to be profitable and successful during the
time of execution. The said amount was the sum of
u.s $30.5 million United State Dollars.
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through my good friends who works with
chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here
in south africa. It is him who recommended your person
to me to be viable and capable to champion a business
of such magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhile, all the whole arrangements to put claim
over this fund as the bonafide NEXT OF KIN to the
deceased, get the required approvals and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and all needed informations will be relayed
to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to
this great business opportunity.
Infact, I could have done this deal alone but because
of my position in this country as a civil servant, I am
not allowed to operate a foreign bank account. I would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time
of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the
actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the NEXT OF KIN with
affidavit of trust of oath to the bank and also present
a foreign bank account number where he will need the
money to be re-transferred into on his request as it
may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money
will be remitted from to your own designation bank
account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,
while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses
that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone/fax bills, and 60% will be for me and my
partners.
Please you have been adviced to keep top secret as we
are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank untill you confirm the money in your account and
ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated.
All other necessary informations will be sent to you
when I hear from you.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible
stating your wish to this deal.
Yours faithfully,
mr.paul muga,
_________________________________________________________________
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