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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.Lewis Musasike" <lewismusasike@legaldatas.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:10:51 +0000
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH
Mr. Lewis Musasike
Development Bank of Southern Africa.
1258 Lever Road,
Headway Hill,
Midrand,
Republic Of South Africa.
Email: lewismusasike@yahoo.com
lewismusasike@execs.com
Hello,
I apologise for this unsolicited nature of my email to introduce
myself I am Mr. Lewis Musasike, General Manager (Treasury) of
Development Bank of Southern Africa. This is an urgent and very
confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South
African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr. Craig Aderson made a
numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$15,500,000.00,(Fifteen Million, five hundred thousand Dollars).
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers, the National
Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Craig Aderson died from an automobile
accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Craig
Aderson did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum
of US$15,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for
safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to South African
Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to
stand in as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my
bank. I am writing you because I as a public servant, I cannot
operate a foreign account.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able to
claim them with the help of my attorney. This is simple. I will like
you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which
will put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for
me and 30% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done
by the Attorney. If you are interested, please reply immediately via
my email address and upon your response, I shall then provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality,
and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my
share in real estate within your country.
Due to the confidentiality nature of this Transaction our
communication can only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email above.
Thanks and my regards.
Lewis Musasike.
Email: lewismusasike@yahoo.com
lewismusasike@execs.com
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