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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: jamesbrown2005@webmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 20:36:43 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
From: Mr. JAMES BROWN
Confidential Tel:0027-736592118
Email:jamesbrown2005@webmail.co.za
Dear Sir,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
I am MR JAMES BROWN , a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant
with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources. First and foremost,
I 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. Be informed
that a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government
delegation to your country during a trade exhibition gave your enviable credentials/particulars
to me. 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 an director and with the
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills
totaling Twenty-Seven Million, One Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars (US$27,100,000.00) 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$27.1m) 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 to
only a foreign bank account which you will provide by filing in an application through
the Justice Ministry 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 30% of the US$27.1 million,
60% for us and 10% 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 my above telephone number or email,
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 exposure as we are still in
active Government Service and remember once again that time is of the essence in this
business opportunity.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
MR James Brown
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