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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: louiskuitz@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:29:16 +0200
Subject: NOTICE FROM DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Mr.LOUIS KUITZ ( B.Sc.,M.Sc. MNIM.)
DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
+27-73-786-8904
louiskuitz@5fm.za.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT

ATTENTION:Chairman/Ceo
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am LOUIS KUITZ 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 thismedium to reach you for a transaction/business
of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on
this medium. Be informed that a member of the South Africa Export Promotion
Council(SEPC) who was at the Government delegation to your country during a trade
exhibition gave your enviable credentials/particulars to me.

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 an Executive Accountant and with the
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment
bills totaling eighteen Million, US. Dollars ($18,00,000.) 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 $18.m represents the balance of the total contract
value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the of
ficials 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 havein
principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any
foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an application through the Ministry of
Justice 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 30% of the $18. million, 60% for us and
10% for 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
EMAIL ADDRESS above to confirm whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not,
it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal.

Please 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 very confidential , because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service .Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.Please reply to this alternative email address :louiskuitz@5fm.za.com

Yours faithfully,
LOUIS KUITZ.

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