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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: roy williams <roywilliams502@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:25:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: re transfer negotiation
ROY WILLIAMS
TEL: 27-836-699-515
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dear sir,
It is with trust and confidence that I write to reveal this urgent business proposal to you. I was assigned by my colleagues to find a foreign partner who will assist us in providing an overseas bank account for the transfer of US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty million US dollars) only. We were privileged to get this fund as a result of over-invoiced contract awarded to a foreign contractor by our Department (Department of Works and Housing, South Africa). The actual contract value was US$120 million (one hundred & twenty million US dollars) only, but my colleagues and I, being members of the contract/review committee, over-inflated the contract sum of US$140 million.
We therefore want to transfer out of the country for disbursement among ourselves the sum of US$20 million. Also, we agreed that if you or your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund, we will transfer the fund into your account and you will retain 20% of the total fund for the assistance rendered, while 75% will be for us and the balance of 5% will be set aside for expenses that might be incurred by both parties during the process of the transfer.
We request you cooperate with us and provide us with convenient bank account numbers in any designated bank where this fund can be safely transferred with less tax. We intend to come over there after the conclusion of the fund to receive and invest our own share.
Please note that we have been careful and have worked out all modalities for a smooth transfer of the fund to your chosen account before contacting you. Therefore, you are advised not to expose this proposal to anybody for the purpose of security and its confidential nature. We also believe you would not sit on our money when transferred into your account, as you will get your complete share.
Rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free. If this proposal is accepted by you, please contact us through the above telephone and fax numbers, by indicating your interest and sending the following to us: bank account number, address/telephone/fax numbers, telex, Swift Code, name of beneficiary, etc.
Note that the particular nature of your company's business does not necessarily matter in this transaction.
Thanks for your anticipated response.
Yours sincerely,
ROY WILLIAMS.
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