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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: "Felix Zuma" <mrfelixzuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:20:41 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSNESS PROPOSAL
URGENT BUSNESS PROPOSAL
36 ISIPINGO STREE
BELLVIEW EAST, JHB R.S.A.
TELE:+27-7326-70429
FAX:+27-83-670-8738
E-mail address: mrfelixzuma@hotmail.com
Aternative E-mail:mrfelixzuma@yahoo.com
DEAR,
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction. I am Mr Felix Zuma THE
CHIEF AUDITOR OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB). There was an account opened
here in 1980 and since 1990,nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through some old files in the record, I discovered that if I do not
remove this money out urgently, it will be for feited for nothing.
The owner of this account is MR KARL HEINZE WARAF, a foreigner and a miner
at Kruger gold company, ageologist by profession and he died since 1990. No
other person knows of this account or anything concerning it, the account
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his
company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is
US $22.5 MILLION (TWENTY TWOMILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS).
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is in U.S DOLLARS and the former owner of the
account MR KARL HEINZE WARAF is a foreigner too. I know that this message
will come to you as a surprise as we do not know our selves before. We will
sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
Please reply urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax numbers including the
full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I would want us to
meet face to face or to sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that
you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your
choice where the money will be safe. I am contacting you because of the need
to involve a foreigner with a foreign account and foreign beneficiary.
I need your full cooperation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who provides correct
information of this account which I will give you
letter, immediately you showed your interest and capability to handle such
amount instrict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice
for our mutual benefit because this kind of opportunity never come twice in
ones life. I need truthful and honest person in this business because I do
not want to make mistakes.
I need your strong assurance and trust. At the conclusion of this business,
you will be given 30% of
the total amount, 65% for us here while 5% will be for expenses to be incure
by both parties through out the cause of this transaction.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my e-mail,and fax numbers
above.
Thanks for your understanding,
Best regards,
MR Felix Zuma
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