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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: "chris martins1" <chrismartins111@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:41:23 +0200
Subject: An Urgent Assistance
From:MR.CHRIS MARTINS.
No.111,Commissioner.St,
JOHANNESBURG (R.S.A)
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-mail:chrismartins111@hotmail.com
ATTN:
How are you,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 MR.CHRIS
MARTINS, the Bank Manager of NED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (NEDBSA).There is an
account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 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 urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is (US$12.5M)Twelve
million Five hunderd thounsand united states dollars.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. 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.I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine. The management of African development
bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct
information of this account.These information’s I will give to you later, if
you are willing and capable 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.
What I need is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I
don't want to make mistake.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. As soon as transfer is
made I will apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your
country for disbursement and investment purposes. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me, and
while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours truly,
Best regards.
MR.CHRIS MARTINS.
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