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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: "Kaya Maxwell" <kayamaxwell@mighty.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: maxwellkaya@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 12:55:14 -0700
Subject: PARTNERSHIP
FROM: DR MAXWELL KAYA.
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT, MMNR,
SOUTH AFRICA .
EMAIL:maxwellkaya@yahoo.co.uk
DATE:8th-April-2005
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
Dear sir,
I am Dr. MAXWELL KAYA, Director of Project, South Africa
Department of Mineral and Energy. I am making this contact
with you based on the committee's need for an individual or
company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a
money transfer. First and foremost 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 Here under 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 Ministry of Mining and Natural Resources where I
work as Director of Project Implementation and with the
Co-operation of four other top officials, we have in our
possession as overdue payment bills totaling Fourteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$14,500,000.) 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.
Moreso, 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 $14.5m represents the balance of the total
contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a
foreign contracting firm,which we the officials
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 have in
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 20% of the$14.5 million, 70%
for us and 5% for taxation and Miscellaneous expenses and
while balance 5% will go to charity organisation.
The business itself is 100%safe, on your part provided you
treat it withutmost 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.
Sir, Endeavor to contact me immediately through my email
if you are interested in this deal. If you are not, it will
enable I scout for another foreign partner to carry out
this deal.
I want to assure you that my partners and I are in a
position to make the payment of 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.
Yours Faithfully,
Maxwell Kaya(Dr).
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