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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 Themba <zthemba21@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:23:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Proposal


FROM: DR.ZUMA THEMBA,
TELL: +27732207126

Attn:
MANAGING DIRECTOR / C.E.O,

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 DR. ZUMA THEMBA, The chief auditor of
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).

There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since
1990 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. FREDERICK M. WONG, a
foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by
profession and he died since 1990, on board the ill-fated
Egypt Air 99 that crashed killing all passenger on board,
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$25 Million) Twenty 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.
Frederick M. Wong is 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. You can
visit the BBC website for the avoidance of doubt:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
PROPOSITION,

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. If you are able 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, trust
and confidence indeed. 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.

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 and as well tender my resignation
immediately after the arrival and sharing of the fund. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance forms, from the ministries and
foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30%
of the total amount, 60% will be for me, and while 10% will
be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of transferring. The above phone number is my
direct number kindly contacts me as soon as you get this
mail.

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 look forward to your earliest reply through my phone or
e-mails.

THANKS AND REGARD

DR ZUMA THEMBA





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