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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: "mayo dick" <mayodick@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:54:47 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: MR MAYO DICK.
NO 23 BOTHA CRESENT SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
PHONE:+{27-83-9291401}
E-MAIL:mayodick@hotmail.com
ATTN:MANAGING DIRECTOR,
Dear Sir,
Good day! My name is MR MAYO DICK, the Chief Auditor of Amalgamated Bank of
South Africa, there is an account openedin this bank in 1980 and since 1990
nobody has operated this account again. After going through some old files
in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out rgently
it would be forfeited.
The owner of this account is Mr. B. Andreas Smith, a foreigner and a miner
at Kruger Gold Company. A Geologist by profession died in 1990. no one knows
about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as well that his company does
not know anything about this account and the amount in the account at the
moment is US$18 Million Dollars (Eighteen Million United States Dollars).
As the money is in United States dollars I need a foreign partner’s account
to transfer the money overseas,this I am contacting you. Please kindly
indicate and if so contact me on the above phone numbers to enable me to
inform you on the next step to take.
I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the
anagement is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information on this account,which I will give you if you indicate your
interest. I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict confidence
because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful
person in this business relationship because I don’t want to make any
mistake. I need your strong assurance and confidentiality.
With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any reliable
foreign account, with assurance that thismoney will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. All documents regarding this
transaction will be destroyed once I receive confirmation of the money in
your account thus leaving no trace to anything.
I will apply for annual leave to get a visa immediately on confirmation to
receive this fund into your designated account with appropriate clearance
forms from the MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total
amount,70% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses that we might
incur during the course of this transaction.
Kindly send to me your private telephone and fax numbers .
{NOTE:AS YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.KINDLY CALL ME ON MY PRIVATE LINE
{+27-83-9291401}
Best regards,
MR.MAYO DICK.
(Chief Auditor)ABSA.
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