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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: "DR. HARRISON" <harrison_kormah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harrison_kormah2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 03:05:09 +0000
Subject: REPLY ASAP.
STANDARD BANK STAFF QUATERS
BLOCK 10B
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
22ND July, 2005.
Dear,
I hereby contact you personally concerning the Situation in my bank, in
order to transfer out ($34,000,000 US) Thirty Four Million us dollars, I
have the courage to look for a Reliable and honest person who will be
capable for This important business believing that you will never Let
me down neither now nor in future.
I am Dr. Harrison Kormah, the Regional computing auditor of STANDARD BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBG).
There is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1991 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 will
be forfeited for nothing according to South Africa laws and
act of 1993 and if there is no valid claim, the fund will be revert this
country government treasury after 15 years.
I need a foreign partner that will be presented as a relative to this late
man. I concluded to transfer this money overseas for proper investment that
will benefit me.
The owner of this account was Mr. Daniel B.Jones, a foreigner, he was a
Miner at Kruger Gold Co LTD, and he was also a geologist by profession, he
died since 1990.
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 ($34, 000, 000 US) Thirty Four million dollars.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not 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. Daniel B Jones, who is a foreigner too.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know our
selves before, we will sign agreement, but be sure that it is real.
I only got your contact address from my secretary during a normal routine
search, I believe in God that you will never let me down in this business,
you are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take.
I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us
together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner as the
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 if
you are capable of handling such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit.
I need a truthful person in this business because I don't want to make
mistakes and I need your strong assurance and trust.
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.
you can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40%of the total
amount, 60% is for me and my family.
I need your private telephone and fax number for easy communication.
I look forward to your earnest reply.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Harrison P. Kormah,
Standard Bank Of South-Africa(SBG)
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