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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: nmayekiso@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 17:21:54 -0800
Subject: FROM D.M.E. SOUTH AFRICA.
Mr. Ntando Mayekiso
Department Of Minerals And Energy,
Pretoria, South Africa.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Strictly Confidential & Private
I am Ntando Mayekiso, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am the Director of Project Implementation with the South African Department of Minerals and Energy.
First and Foremost, I apology for using this medium to convey a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to the confidentiality and prompt access reposed in this medium. Be informed that a member of the Economic Society of South African Chambers of Trade and Commerce (ESSACTC) who was a member of the government delegates to your country gave your enviable and suitable credentials/particulars to me.
I have decided to seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hoping you will keep it as TOP SECRET because of the nature of the business.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as an Director of Project and with the co-operation of three other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty - Two Million Five Hundred Thousand U. S Dollars (US$22,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to receive the said funds via a reliable Bank Account. Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the South African Civil Service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly prohibits us from owning/or operating a foreign account hence your importance in this whole transaction.
This amount (US$22.5m) 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 got approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account 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 this transaction by way of providing the required account in receiving these funds, your share of the entire sum will be US$5Million (22.2%), US$10.5Million (46.6%) for us and US$7Million (31.1%) will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.
The business itself is 100% safe on both sides as long as you maintain utmost secrecy and confidentiality; furthermore your area of specialization will not be a hindrance to the successful completion of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint me.
Should you be willing to assist positively with a common goal, kindly sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal, this will enable me to call and fax all details for your understanding, before we commence.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
Best Regards,
Mr. Ntando Mayekiso
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