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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: "Mr. Patrick Zulu" <patrickzulu01@mail2southafrica.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:53:14 +1000
Subject: Treat As Urgent.
Dear Friend,
My name is Patrick Zulu Director of Affairs in the Standard Bank in South
Africa. I am presently here in the Netherlands on a course; I am contacting
you regarding a Business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased
account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
anyone
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all modalities have
being put in place for a hitch free transaction.
PROPOSITION:
One of my colleagues is the account officer to the deceased named Gerald
Welsh who died in an air crash along with his family in an Egyptian airline
990 with other passengers on board. (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm ) You can confirm this
from the bbc website. Since his death, none of his next of kin is alive to
lay claims for this money as his heirs because they all died in the same
crash.
We cannot release the funds from his account unless someone applies for the
claim next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, my colleagues and I seek your permission, to have you
stand as the next of kin to the deceased, as all documentation have been
carefully worked out by us for the funds US$ 20,500,000.00 million (Twenty
million five Hundred thousand United States of American Dollars) to be
released/transferred in your name as the beneficiary /next of kin.
After five years, the money will be called back to the banks treasury as
unclaimed bills and the fund shared amongst the directors of the bank. So,
it is on this note that my colleagues and I decided to seek for your
assistance to stand as the beneficiary rather than allowing the bank
directors to share the money among them at the end of this fiscal year. It
may also interest you to know that we have secured from the probate and
order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased family/beneficiary. Please
acknowledge your willingness to assist by furnishing me with the following:
1. Your full names and company name, in other to process the documents on
your name.
2. Your bank details.
3. Personal telephone and fax number
At the end of the transaction your will be compensated with 25% of the
total sum for your assistance, While the balance will be for my colleagues
and I for investment purpose in your country because we intend to invest
our
share of the money in your country for a minimum of two years under your
supervision. If this proposal is acceptable to you, please endeavour to
contact me immediately via my email: patrickzulu@mail2southafrica.com
Please note that this transaction should be kept confidential between
both parties. I am looking forward to your prompt response. God bless you.
Regards,
Patrick Zulu.
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