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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: "Mr. Felix Makunde" <felixmakunde1@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 16:50:24 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
Attn: Dear Sir/Madam,
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. We are top officials of the Republic of Namibia Contract Review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into our country with fund amounting to US$35,500,000.00(Thirty five Million five hundred United States Dollars) which are presently held in suspense with the regulatory Bank of my country.
Our duties include evaluation, vetting approvals for payment for contract executed for and on behalf of my country by foreign firms, by virtue of our position in Government, we were able to procure this amount by means of over invoicing series of contracts that were awarded out to a conglomerate of foreign firms for the construction of Silicon mines and smelter complex. These contracts were with intent over invoiced to the tune of US$35,500,000.00(Thirty five Million five hundred United States Dollars) to enable my committee benefit from the projects. This over invoiced amount has been tied to a particular aspect of the contract that has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the firms are presently securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in-charge of all foreign contract payment approval and recommendation to the paying bank.
As a civil servant still in active government service, We are forbidden by law to operate an account outside the shores of Namibia. Hence this message to you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present your private/company account details as a beneficiary of contractual claims alongside that of the other contractors, to enable us transfer the difference of US$35,500,000.00 (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into an account that will be nominated by you.
On actualization, the fund will be disbursed as stated below:1. 20% to be allocated to you2. 80% due us.
All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth actualization of the transaction within the next few working days of commencement. For further details as to the workability of this transaction, please reach me as soon as possible for further clarification. Please, call me on receipt of this mail on Tel: +31 617 648 224
Kindly expedite action, as we are behind schedule, to enable us embrace this transfer in the first batch which would constitute the firstquarter payments for the 2005 fiscal year.
Thank you while I await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Felix Makunde
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