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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: "PETER" <P_BOTHA12@YAHOO.CO.IN> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 17:50:54 +0100
Subject: MAIL FOR YOU
MR. PETER BOTHA
DBSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA,
EMAIL:P_BOTHA13@YAHOO.CO.uk
I am Mr. PETER BOTHA, Provincial Manager DBSA Bank of
South Africa, Capetown, Branch. I have urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 2000, a foreign mining consultant/contractor
with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr.
Richard Moss made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at (Twelve million,
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the South Africa Mining
Corporation that Mr.
Richard Moss died from an automobile accident.
On furtherinvestigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Richard Moss
did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum is still sitting in
my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come
forward to claim it. According to South African Law,
at the expiration
of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the South Africa Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you
as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Richard Moss so that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. This is simple, I will like you
to provide immediately your full names and address so
that the Attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits which will put you in place
as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of
two Attorneysfor processing and notarization of the
WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter
of probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer. A bank account in any part of the world
which you will provide will then facilitate the
transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into
your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this ransaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address:
P_BOTHA13@YAHOO.CO.uk. Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more detailsand relevant
documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality,
and rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your
country.Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:
P_BOTHA13@YAHOO.CO.uk
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Peter Botha
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