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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: zuma_pule2003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 23:03:09 +0200
Subject: APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE
FROM: ZUMA PULE
TEL: 27-731574830
E-MAIL:zuma_pule2003@yahoo.co.uk
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRIACA
MD/CEO,
APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't know each
other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am ZUMA PULE the Bank Manager of
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a
transaction / business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and
prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that a member of the South Africa
Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government delegation to your country
during a trade exhibition gave your enviable credentials / particulars to me.
I plea to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal
described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a
top secret because
of the nature of this transaction.
There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1998 nobody has operated
on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for
nothing. The owner of this account is MR. SAMUEL CARTER , a foreigner, and a miner
at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since 1998.
No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company
does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is
(USD$35,000,000M) thirty five million
United States Dollars.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a
local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is
in US dollars and the former owner of the account is MR. SAMUEL CARTER a foreigner
too.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the
account to
be used for the deposit.
I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so
that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and
sharing and other investments. I am
contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and
foreign beneficiary.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready
to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you later immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle
such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice
for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will
never come again in my life.
I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need
your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I can transfer
this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this
money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to
face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly
to your country at least two days ahead of The money going into the account. I will
apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to
act and receive this fund in your account.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and
foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 70%
will be for me.
I look forward to your earliest reply
Yours truly,
ZUMA PULE
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