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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: zumamichael54@zwallet.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:23:28 +0200
Subject: +++CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE+++
FROM THE DESK OF:MR.ZUMA MICHAEL,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PRETORIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA,
Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
My name is Mr.Zuma Michael a director in the department of Agriculture
Pretoria,Gauteng Province,Republic of South Africa. I decided to contact you on this
project that will be very beneficial to both of us.
During our last auditing in this department,I discovered some amount of money
belonging to a deceased foreign contractor in the department: Mr.Sheu
Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998
in a plane crash.
His file has been dormant in this department without any claim of the fund in
our custody from his relation before my discovery to this development.The
said amount is U.S 15.5.(FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).Their death occured Naturally. Please View the website below for an insight of what i am telling
you.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
Please note that the fact that you are not a taiwanese will not pose any
prpblem for the seccessful transfer of this funds intoyour account. All
arrangementS to claim this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased
has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your
self from this great business opportunity.
In this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to this department and also
present a foreign account where he will need the money to be transferred
into on his request. The law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed
after seven years, the money will be transferred into the state treasury as
unclaimed funds.The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner.
I as a native of south Africa cannot stand as next of kin. I dont want this
money to go into the state treasury as unclaimed Bill. Be assured this
transaction is 100% risk free. In conclusion of this Project, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,while 65% will be for me
and my colleague then 5% for expences in the course of this
transaction.Please you have been adviced to keep this as a "top secret" as I
am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.
I will fly down to your country for the sharing of the fund according to
percentages indicated above and further investments will be discussed. On
your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief discussion before
we proceed.Please keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist
me.I look forward to your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Zuma Michael.
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