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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: "Sipho Sebenza" <siphosebenza@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:03:09 +0000
Subject: Business proposal
FROM MR SIPHO SEBENZA
PHONE : +27734584265
JOHANESSBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,
Compliments of the Season. I am Mr. Sipho Sebenza.I am a South African
National. I got your mail from South African trade and commerce. I am forced
to use this medium of communication because of the peculiarity of the
prevailing circumstances am the First Son of Mr. Felix Sebenza, who was then
Executive Director Finance of the DE BEERS DIAMOND COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA,
before his untimely death on the 2nd of December 2002.
The DE BEERS DIAMOND COMPANY is the largest diamond-mining conglomerate in
South Africa and in the Southern Sahara. My father knew of his impending
death as he was suffering from Chronic Diabetes and as a result of this he
tried to arrange his matters well. Sometime in the first week of October,
the company embarked on a large mining project, that largest of its kind in
a decade and a lot of money was mapped out for this project.
In the annual General meeting of the Company the company shareholders agreed
that the company should invest 65 Million USD in the project and the
procedures for that was immediately done. My Father been the Director of
Finance was responsible for the disbursement of the funds. However as fate
could have it, my late father was able to invest 19 million USD of the funds
in a private venture, though without my knowledge.
The mining project is presently underway, and on 15th of November, my late
father told me in confidence about the existence of the 19million USD, that
the had illegally stashed away in a Financial Security Company, He further
explained that he did this because he wanted to leave something for his
family and kids before his demise.
He went on to hand over the whole documents concerning the depositing of the
funds to me So at present the funds is deposited in a security company in
South Africa, though without the Knowledge of the company management. Since
my father’s death, the management has tried in vain to trace the funds; some
of my father’s foreign accounts have been traced and frozen. Now i must
confess that I am really in need of the assistance of a trusted individual
who will assist me to move this funds out of this country for onward
investment in a profitable sector of your country’s economy.
In an event that you decide to help me and my family, you will act as
Guardian of this funds till when me and my family can leave the country,
moreover because of my lack of knowledge of investment opportunities in your
country we will start a joint business of your choice that will not
jeopardize the fund.
I want you to know that your efforts to help us will not be underestimated
as I am ready to compensate you with 40 percent of the total sum, All I ask
for is for transparency and honesty and absolute confidential secrete as all
modalities of this transaction has been mapped out by my financial adviser.
Please I ask again for one thing that this correspondence is highly
confidential as my life and that of my family will be in danger if this
information leaks out. So please if you are willingly to assist me, send me
a mail or call me immediately.
Please do send me your contact numbers.
Thanks and God Bless You,
Mr. Sipho Sebenza
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