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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: alex01kh@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:19:37 +0200
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

Engineer alex khaye.
Ministry of public Works South-Africa.
Tel:27-835092923
Fax:27-11-5076986
Private Email alex01kh@webmail.co.za

Attn: THE PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engineer alex khaye, a Director of the Contracts
Award and Review Department with the Ministry of public
Works South-Africa. I am contacting you on the business
involving the transfer of US$32m (Thirty Two Million United
States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the
need is very urgent. I hereby write to solicit for the
transfer of this funds into your bank account as the
beneficiary.

SOURSE OF FUNDS:
The funds was generated from normal commercial activities
here in South Africa. Through a contract that was awarded
in favor of a construction company (Balfour Beatty
Construction Ltd). The contract was for a 13.7km expressway
of new road constructed between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
The contract was over invoiced to the tune of $32m. I
hereby write for your assistance and partnership by
providing a convenient bank account were the
funds can be transferred in your names/company as the
beneficiary becuase as a civil servant here in South Africa
I am not permitted to own a foreign accounts due to civil
service code of conduct in South Africa. However my present
financial resources as a civil servant will not be
sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully
without financial assistance from a reliable foreign
partner abroad like you.

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
SAID FUNDS AND PROVIDE A CONVENIENT BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE
TRANSFER of the above quoted sum which has already been
deposited in a suspense bank account with the Reserve Bank
of South Africa where the final crediting is expected to be
carried out . Meanwhile we shall secure various
legaldocumentation that will back up our claims i your
name/company and the apex bank will transfer the funds into
your bank account as the approved beneficiary.

As soon as I receive your rersponse indicating your
willingness to workout this transaction with me, I would
email you with all the necessary modalities and
disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any
conflict.

However, if this proposal is acceptable by you, endeavor to
reach me immediately confirming your acceptance.

Your early response will be much appreciated.

Best regards,

Engineer alex khaye.

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