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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: "ndlov zuma" <ndlovzuma22@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 23:26:44 +0200
Subject: APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE
FROM: NDLOV ZUMA
TEL: 27-735-387-702
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA
MD/CEO,
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 NDLOV ZUMA 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,
Mr.NDLOV ZUMA
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