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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: "alex masol" <alexmasol_mm@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:01:39 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT ASSISTANCE
FROM DESK OF ALEX MASOL
BRAMFONTIEN, JOHANISEBURG
E-MAIL; alexmasol_mm@hotmail.com
ATTN; CEO/DIRECTOR
DEAR,
I am making this contact with you based on the committee's I need for an
individual/company who is willing to assist me with a solution to money
transfer. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you
for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of the deal described Hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you
will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.
I am ALEX MASOL the CHIEF AUDITOR OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA. I have decided to send forth this proposal to you after some due
deliberation. I became assured of your credibility of handling this trust
and my future. Thus, after my humble decision to solicit for your
understanding and co-operation in this transaction, as it will be beneficial
to all of us involved.
The Portfolio:
A German Mr. Wolfgang Schiniter, 66 years of age and a prosperous farmer
had in our Firm a sum of Thirty five million United States Dollars
(U.S.$35million). He named his wife Mrs. Helga Schiniter as the next of kin.
Unfortunately they were both killed in the recent air crash involving
Concord AF4590 in Genesee, France. Efforts had been made by the management
of my Firm through the German embassy in Pretoria to contact any of the
children of Mr. Wolfgang Schiniter but to no avail.
According to the embassy, the couple had no offspring. The Firm is still
unrelenting in its bit to contact any of the relatives to claim this money
or the fund will go to the government. In order to avoid this development my
colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a distant
relative to Mr. Wolfgang Schiniter so that this fund would be released to
you.
All the documents and proofs to enable you to get these funds will be
carefully worked out. The Firm has secured from the court an order of
mandamus to locate any of the deceased relatives, and I am assuring you that
this is 100% risk free.
Finally, I have agreed to give you 25% of the fund due to your
assistance, 5% to be set aside for expenses made by both sides. While the
remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country. I will be with you
in person before the fund arrives in your account.
If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email
address. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process
towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that you should Contact me only
through the numbers I will provide for you and also through this email
address. I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines
are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level
of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. Please
observe this instruction religiously.
If you want to speak with me that is fine and okay by me. You will have to
send down your private telephone /fax number so that I can reach you from
time to time, this is for security reasons. If satisfied with this proposal,
kindly notify me by telephone or send a fax so that I can furnish you with
more details on how the transaction will be done.
Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute
Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed. If you do not feel
comfortable with this transaction, please ignore this mail, and pretend you
never received this information.
Please note that this is highly confidential and should be treated as
such, Give me your consent and I will go ahead with the paperwork.
BEST REGARD;
ALEX MASOL
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