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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: arisonzulu1@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 16:51:43 -0800
Subject: FUND TRANSFER
FROM: MR. ARISON ZULU
TEL: +27-83-894-6787
FAX: +0044-7092865719
Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:arisonzulu@hotmail.com
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / CEO,
FUND TRANSFER.
I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we don?t know each
other before, but for purpose on introduction I am MR. ARISON ZULU the
Chief Auditor of the Leading Bank of South Africa, There is an Account
opened in this Bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this
Account again. After going through some old files in the records I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be
forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this Account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner and a miner
at Kruger Gold Co,. a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.
No other person knows about 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$20.5 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES 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 US Dollars and the former owner of the
Account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves 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 the next step to take
immediately send also your private telephone and fax numbers including the
full details of your Account to be use for the deposit. I want us to meet
face to face or 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 fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for
withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting you because
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign Account and foreign
Beneficiary.
I need your full Co-operation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this Account which I will give to you immediately, if you
are capable and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit
because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful
person in this Business because I don?t want to make mistake, I need your
strong assurance and trust.
With my position now in the Office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner?s reliable Account, which you can provide with assurance that
this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly back to your
country at least two days ahead of the money going into the Account.
I will apply for annual leave to get Visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your Account. I will use my
position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of
this money to your Account with appropriate Clearance Forms of the
Ministries and Foreign Exchange Departments.
At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me and while 5% will be for any expenses both
parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my telephone and fax or
e-mail.
Yours truly.
Best regards,
MR. ARISON ZULU.
(Chief Auditor)
NB: Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:arisonzulu@hotmail.com
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