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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: stevenkumalo@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 18:55:32 +0200
Subject: Business Venture
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Al Khumalo, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am the Executive
Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources. Firstly
I apologized using this means to reach you for a transaction/business
of this type, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this
medium.
Be informed that I am a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council
(SEPC) and also was part of the Government delegation to your country. 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 a Chief
Accountant and with the cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our
Possession as Over due payment bills totaling Twenty Eight Million U. S. Dollars
(US$28,000,000.00) 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 (US$28M) 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 payment allocation awaiting approval to remit by Direct
Telegraphic wire Transfer.
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
US$28 Million, 75% for us and 5% for taxation and 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 the
email address below. whether or not you are interested in this deal. This will enable me open discussion with other interested foreign partner with recommendation to carry out this deal.
I want to assure you that myself and my partners 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
as very confidential matter; because we will not comprehend with any form of e
Exposure as we are still in active Government Service and remember once again that
time is of the essence in this business opportunity.
Kindly notify me on your acceptance for further details of this proposal via
My e-mail and provide me with your Telephone and Fax numbers
and more detail will be provided to you immediately
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Thanks
Best regards,
Mr Alpheus Khumalo
Reply E-mail Address kumaloalph@hotmail.com
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