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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: "jerry kuma" <jerrykuma_500@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:17:52 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION

FROM:Mr JERRY KUMAH
TELE;27-83-4216531
jerrykuma_500@hotmail.com

Gooday ,

PROPOSAL FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION

May i have the pleasure of introducing myseif. I am Mr.JERRY KUMAH ,Director
of finance and ministion in South Africa, Department of Works and Land
Affairs. I got your contact E-mail address from SOUTH AFRICAN INFORMATION
EXCHANGE(S.A.I.E) in my quest to find a trustworthy person on whom i can
repose confidence for colossal international money transaction.
My aim of sending this "business proposal" to you is to solicit for your
assistance and co-operation to transfer some huge amount of money into your
account overseas. Therefore, this communication should be held in high
confidence.

My colleague and i in the Department of Works and Land Affairs wish to
transfer into a safe and secured account overseas, the sum of TWENTY MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$20M) which is over-invoiced amount from contracts
we awarded to foreign contractors who have been duly paid on completion of
their various contracts. This money right now is in a coded account in the
Reserve Bank of South Africa. However, by virtue of our position as civil
servants,we cannot acquire these funds in our names or in the names of
companies here in South Africa. I was therefore asked by my colleagues on
trust and sincerity to look for a reliable internatioal outfit partner
abroad into whose account the sum of US$20 Million will be transferred. We
have agreed on the following sharing ratio if you accept our proposal.

Seventy percent(70%)for us and Thirty percent(30%)for you, the account owner
My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged on your field and
profession, hence this business proposal. If you are interested in this
deal,we will require the follwing from you in order to effect the transfer
of the money. Please, be informed that we shall commence processing of
claims of payment once we are in receipt of the information required from
you, and the funds will get into your account within five(5)working days
by Telegrephic Transfer(T.T). Note no risk .
Do acknowledge the receipt of this letter the above E-mail or you call me .
Best Regards
Mr JERRY

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