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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: "Emmanuel Dlamini" <dlam_emma@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:23:32 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Strictly Confidential

TEL: +27 7 24 36 92 91.


Dear Sir,
I know you will be surprised to receive this request from me to assist me
transfer funds into your overseas account.The details of this transaction
are as follows:
My request constitute the transfer of the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Six
Million
United States of America Dollars (US$126 MILLION) from ABSA BANK, SOUTH
AFRICA.
I am hereby craving your indulgence to look for a reliable and honest person
capable of
effecting this vital business transaction in a way that I will not be let
down either now or in future.
I am EMMANUEL DLAMINI,the Chief Auditor of ABSA BANK, SOUTH AFRICA.
In March 1990,an account with the sum to this effect (One Hundred and
Twenty Six Million US Dollars) was opened in the Johannesburg Headquarters
of my Bank. Since then
nobody has operated this account. After going through our records,I
discovered that this money belonged to one SMITH B.ANDREAS(geologist by
profession),a foreigner and miner at KRUGER GOLD COMPANY,and that he had
died in October 1990 some months after creating the said account. The
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that the account holder's company and my bank
know nothing about this account nor the amount. Following the banking
regulation, if this amount is not claimed as soon as possible, it will be
forfeited by the bank.
I want the initial amount of Twenty Six Million US Dollars (US$26m)
transferred from this account into the safety of any foreign account.The
balance can be transferred within a few weeks later.
I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to
a local bank within this region I know that this message will come to you as
a surprise as we don't know ourselves before.Actually,we will sign an
agreement,but be rest assured that it is 100% risk-free.
I got your contact address from the South African Information exchange
Online Service. Believing that you are a God -fearing individual, who will
not fail me in this transaction, I therefore appeal to you for assistance.If
you are interested please contact me immediately so that I can inform you of
the procedure. I will need your private phone number and fax number as well
as the full details of the account to be used for the transaction.
If your time permits,I would want to suggest that we meet face to face to
sign an
agreement as soon as possible.Thereafter, I will fly to your country for
withdrawal,sharing and investment.I need your full cooperation to make this
deal work because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information about this acount which details I
will give to you later on conditions that you will be able to handle this
in strict confidence and trust
I must remind you that this is a once in a life-time opportunity!.

.Furthermore, I must remind you that with my present position in the bank, I
can approve the
transfer of this amount to any reliable overseas' account with proof that
the money
will be intact till my physical arrival in your country for sharing and
investment.
I will destroy all the documents of this transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace.You can come here personally to witness the
remittance of the fund and then we can travel together to your country.
I will apply for leave to get a visa immediately I notice your seriousness
and will use my position and influence to effect the approvals and onward
transfer of this sum
into your account with appropriate clearance forms from the Ministry of
Finance and
the Department of Foreign Exchange.

At the end of the transaction,you will be given 35% of the total
amount,60% will be assigned to me while 5% will be set aside for expenses
incured
during the transaction.
Therefore,if you are interested contact me using the above telephone
number
and email address for more information.
I am looking forward to your earliest reply and my regards to your
family.

EMMANUEL DLAMINI.

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