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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: owensmithssc@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:43:48 +0200
Subject: Private
Owen Smith
Tel +27-83-438-9832
Fax +27-83-868-9658
Republic of South Africa
E-mail: owensmithssc@yahoo.com
Attn: Sir,
I am Mr. Owen Smith, I did a lot of searching, fasting and prayer before choosing your contact from your country’s website. It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer some fund into your foreign account.
I am a top government official with the Anglo gold ltd, my responsibilities includes awarding and signing of contracts for the purchases of drilling equipment and raw materials to the Anglo gold ltd, by companies and government from different parts of the world. Through over invoiced and bulk purchases that was made on behalf of the Anglo gold ltd, I have an excess sum of US$30,000.000 (Thirty Million Dollars) which I now want to transfer to any trustworthy account overseas.
This money represents an overvalue of contracts that was awarded to a foreign firm in 2004. The company that executed the contract has since collected their contract payment leaving behind the over-invoiced surplus of US$30,000.000, which was our arrangement. Approval for the transfer of this fund has been given by the South African Reserve Bank which maintains the Anglo gold trust account, that makes the transaction urgent and an arrangement has been concluded with the Director of International Remittance of the South African Reserve Bank to have this fund transfer abroad within the shortest possible time. So if you give your consent, this money will be transferred to your overseas account within fourteen days from the date of application.
I therefore kindly request that you grant me the consent to present you, or your firm as the foreign beneficiary of this fund, for this money to be transferred into your account any where in the world, even if it is a newly opened account without money in it, this fund could still be transferred into it for safe keeping afterward I will pay a visit to your country for the sharing of the fund, and our onward investment in your country.
I have decided to give you 30%of the total fund for your assistance and 10%have been mapped aside for contingent expenses to be incurred during the process of this transaction. Due to the urgent nature of this transaction you are requested to give me a call as soon as possible on the above numbers or e-mail me.
Best regards,
Owen Smith
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