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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: "john williams" <john_williams62@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 10:51:50 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.

JOHNWILLIAMS
Tel: (+27 73 100 1949.)

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO


I AM JOHNWILLIAMS, THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF NED BANK SOUTH AFRICA.I GOT YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S TRADE JOURNAL.YOUR IMPRESSIVE AND
MANAGERIAL RECORDS MADE ME TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THESE REGARDS.


YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS WITH THE
BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES
IN THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT,I DISCOVERED THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS
BANK I N 1982 AND SINCE 1992,


NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS LATE MR.
JEROME N. NPADA,A FOREIGNER AND A MINER AT THE ANGLO GOLD PLATIINUM MINING
COMPANY IN MAFIKENG,AS A GEOLOGIST BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 1992.

UP TILL NOW,NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING
IT,THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS
WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE
AMOUNT INVOLVED IS US$82MILLION(EIGHTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) I
WANT TO FIRST TRANSFER US$12 MILLION (TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS)FROM THE MONEY
INTO A SAFE FOREGIN ACCOUNT ABROAD BEFORE THE REST,BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A
TRUSTED FOREIGN.

I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGN BECAUSE THIS MONEY CANNOT BE APPROVED
TO A LOCAL BANK BUT CAN BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY
IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT MR NPADA WAS A FOREIGN
AND BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT ,

I NEED YOUR FULL COOPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK SMOOTHLY BECAUSE THE
MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO WHOM SO EVER THAT HAVE
CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT OF WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER ,IF
YOU ARE ABLE TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENT AND TRUST ACCORDING
TO MY INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS BECAUSE THIS
OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE .

I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE,TRUST AND RELIABLIABILTY WITH MY POSITION NOW
IN THE OFFICE,I CAN TRNSFER THIS MONEY INTO ANY RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU
CAN PROVIDE WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY
PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.

I WILL DESTORY ALL DOCUMENT OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS
MONEY,LEAVING NO TRACES.YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE-TO FACE
THEN THE REMITTANCE WILL MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH OF US.

THEN WE WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY ATLEAST 2 DAYS AHEAD BEFORE THE MONEY GETS
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.I HAVE THE TENDENCY OF INVESTING MY OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY
IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR SOUND SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT WITH GOOD
CAPITAL RETURNS ACCORDING TO YOUR ADVICE,BE ASSURED THAT YOU STAND NO RISK
OF ANY KIND AS THE FUND BELONGS TO US NOW.

THEREFORE AFTER THE EVENTUAL STAGE OF THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND,I AM
OFFERING YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE
SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES THAT MIGHT INCURE IN THECOURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION
OR YOU CAN CALL ME TO DISCUSS ON THE PERCENTAGE IF THIS DOES NOT GO WELL
WITH YOU I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT ASSOCIATING WITH YOU TO EMBARK ON THIS
FUND TRANSFER AND OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES WILL DERIVE A HUGE SUCCESS
THEREAFTER.


IWILL USE MY POSITION TO INFULENCE THE EFFECT FOR APPROVALS, FOR ON WARD
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROIATE CLEARANCE FORMS FROM
THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT .I AM COUNTING ON YOUR SENSE
OF CONFIDENTIALITY AS IT IS MY DESIRE TO KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF.

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


Please contact me through the above specified
-E-mail me.Please include your phone and fax numbers for oral
communication.Remember to keep this transaction secret for security
reasons.


best regards,

JOHNWILLIAMS

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