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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: johnzuma12@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1980 04:14:34 -0800
Subject: FROM DR JOHN ZUMA
FROM:DR.JOHN ZUMA .
SOUTH AFRICA.
johnzuma12@hotmail.com
Dear
My name is DR.JOHN ZUMA , I am a senior government official in the department of works
and housing of the Republic of South Africa. A reliable friend of mine who assured me
of your reliability and trust in handling official matters gave your contact to me. Based
on this introduction,
I have the same view of mutual understanding and trust that you will be reliable and capable
enough to assist me in this project, but pending when I hear from you particularly.I was the
chairman of the board in charge of the award, execution and supervision of all contracts in
the department of works and Housing ministry. In 1998, I personally monitored and supervised
the award of contract for the supply of building materials and construction of ultra
modernshopping complexes and low cost housing units in the Eastern Cape, North and East gate
of the Natal province.
Myself and two of my colleagues, serving in the board, deliberately inflated and over invoiced
the contract sum, leaving an excess US$50,500 000.00 (fivety million five hundred thousand
united states dollars). At the completion of the contract, the real contract sum was paid to
the original contractor, leaving the excess,which we reported to the federal Government that
it belonged to the subcontractor that handled part of the original contract. But the company
we submitted as the beneficiary was a non-existing foreign company, which was a purported
attempt by us to divert the money for our private use.
Right now this amount is due for payment and is floating in the treasury not attached to anyone.
We are only three people who know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by ourselves
therefore we are looking for a trust worthy foreign company individual whose name we can use
to claim the money and subsequently transfer the money to any account that may be furnished,
with whom we will share the money, that is why we contacted you for assistance.
This is strictly a business deal, but it is 100% risk free and secure as we are going to use our
official positions to source all necessary approvals legitimizing the contract as genuinely
executed by you, and copies of the approval documents will be sent to you before the transfer
as proof of origin of transfer, proving the funds to be clean and free of any illicit trade,
drug and money laundering.
All necessary arrangement has been put in place in all relevant departments for immediate approval
of this payment once any account is submitted. For your co-operation, we have agreed to give to you
25 % of the entire amount on conclusion of the transaction, 72% will be kept for three of us for
investment in your country while 3% will be used to settle for any miscellaneous expenditure incurred
in the process of transfer.
Please if you are interested in this proposal, I want you to respond immediately on the above E-mail
address for further information and instruction on how to proceed. This transaction is expected to be
completed within 21 working days from the date of receipt of the account information where the money
will be transferred.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation Urgent.
Best regards,
DR.JOHN ZUMA .
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