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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: "DR JOHNSON ZUMAH" <drjohnsonzumah31@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drjohnsonzumah1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:04:38 -0700
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
FROM: DR JOHNSON ZUMAH
THE CHAIRMAN PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW ON
FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT AND REGULARISATION,
PMB 1043 CAPETOWN,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Sir/Madam,
With profound interest and in utmost confidence, I am soliciting your
immediate assistance and co-operation as to enable us round up a business
opportunity within our capacity as a result of the death of one of our contractors (Beneficiary).
You should not be surprised as to how I got your contact. You were highly recommended to me with
the believe that you are competent, reliable, trust worthy and honest. I honestly apologize and
I hope I do not cause you any embarrassment by contacting you through this means
for a business transaction of this magnitude, but this is due to the confidentiality
and prompt access response on this medium, and with trust and good hope I disclose this
information confidentially to you for our mutual benefit and please I want you to keep
this secret to yourself even if you are not able to help and assist me, Before explaining
the nature of my request.
I am Dr. Johnson Zumah, the Chairman, Presidential Review Panel on Foreign contract payment
and regularization, Republic of south Africa. We work hand in hand with the parliament Committee
on foreign contract payment. Our duty is to ensure that all foreign contractors are paid their
contract sums in due time. This last first quarter, a total of 30 contractors have been short
listed for payment and so far about 20 of them have been paid remaining about 10. The remaining
10 have also been short listed for payment for this second quarter of this year (2005).
But information reaching this office indicates that one among the remaining contractors
has been reported dead, who is from your country. He was among the 14 people that died in the
last Gulf air flight 072 plane crash on the 26th of August 2000.
Meanwhile, he finished the execution of office contract December 19th 1999. But since his death,
nobody has come forward to put a claim to his contract fund which is US$21,750,000.00(Twenty One
Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). On our close
investigation and proper observation, it was discovered that he didn't execute any contract.
There was collaboration between him and some top Senate executives. Due to the nature of this
business, he didn't register any beneficiary (Next of kin) and also the parliamentary Executives
were impeached. The fund keeps reflecting in my office system.
That is why I need immediate assistance to expedite the transfer of the contract amount. With my
position and the assistance of my colleagues involved all machinery have been put in place to
regularize all the necessary documents and present your company as the bon-fide beneficiary of this
fund in as much as you respond within 72hrs of receipt of this important message. The nature of your
company's business is just what we require for a successful and hitch-free transaction, necessary measure
to ensure a risk free transaction and confidentiality have been taken.
Please provide the following to ensure immediate commencement of this transaction:
A. Your confidential telephone and fax numbers.
B. The name and full address of your Company.
C. Complete Bank Details were you wish the funds to be transferred.
These include the Account number, the Bank Address, swift code, telephone and fax numbers of the Bank.
Kindly signify your interest by replying via my personal e-mail address . My confidential phone and fax
numbers will be supplied to you on your acceptance to work with me.
Upon the receipt of your positive reply, we shall discuss on;
(1) Basic program for operations.
(2) Financial status as to ascertain your capability upon completion of this transaction, we have
decided to give you 30% of the total sum, 65% will be used as an investment into your Country as agreed
by me and my colleagues, 5% have been mapped out for any expenses incurred.
Please due to the personalities that involved, i would like you to keep this transaction absolutely confidential.
I expect your response within 72 hours as time is of great essence in this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Johnson Zumah
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