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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: jackkhumalo2000@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 09:11:28 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
FROM:Mr. Khumalo Jackson
DEPT;AGRICULTURE
Johannesburg
South Africa.
IF YOU CANT REACH ME THROUGH EMAIL PLEASE CONTACT ME
ON MY EFAX NUMBER +44-709-286-0101
Your Kind Attention:
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE NEEDED
I would sincerely apologize for contacting you through this medium, this is based on the fact that i feel more comfortable by this medium.
Well, i would like to begin by way of introduction;My name is Mr Khumalo Jackson,
a native of South Africa. I am a senior Director of The South Africa
Department of Agriculture.
I am writing this letter to solicit your co-operation in order to redeem an Over invoiced Contract payment in the name of one
of our late contractors which is currently held on trust by our Department and our
National treasury.
The said Payment amounts to US$9.5 Million United States Dollars (Nine Million Five hundred thousand American dollars). The
payment was originally to be made to one Mr. Abraham Cole the late contractor who died in 1998 and since then we have not found anyone to stand in and
claim this payment on his behalf.
My partner, who is the Account Director in the same Department of Agriculture and I,have initiated the process of filing a
claim for this money with the hope of having the funds transferred to you. In order to
do this,we will swear an affidavit in the High Court of my country stating that you are a distant cousin and next of kin to Mr.Abraham
Cole the owner of the money and giving you the legal authority to administer
his estate.
After which, you will file a claim for this money from the Department of Agriculture, indicating that you are the adminstrator of
the deceased contractors Estate and the the beneficiary of these funds. When the claim is approved you will be directed to the Bank where
the fund is held on trust and you will be paid the sum of USD9.5Million.
The money will be paid directly to any bank of your choice, you will have the responsibility to ensure that I would receive 70%
of the money while you keep the remaining 25% for your assistance. The remaining 5% will be for incidental expenses.
I want to assure you that I am in a position to make \ the payment of this claim possible provided that you can
strong guarantee that our my will be secured, and that you will not take advantage of our position.
Be assured that there is absolutely nothing to worry about in the view of this claim. It is perfectly safe with no risks involved,
and it is not subject to any inquiry, I will be handling the claim directly in South Africa on your behalf.
I do hope my proposal is acceptable to you. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter, so that I can provide you with more
clarification about the claim and how we intend to make this deal beneficial to everyone
involved.
IF YOU CANT REACH ME THROUGH EMAIL PLEASE CONTACT ME
ON MY EFAX NUMBER +44-709-286-0101
yours Sincerely
Mr. Khumalo jackson
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