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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: "ggreg thambo" <gregthambo2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:56:38 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM: DR GREG THAMBO:
South Africa Civil Aviation Authority
Private bag X 73,
Halfway house 1685,
TEL: +27-73-153-6545
Alternative email:grgthambo@galmail.co.za
PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS (US$28.5M) INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
I need your reliability and trustworthiness in this transaction; I am the
financial controller of South Africa Civil Aviation Authority, and Secretary
to the Contract Award Committee of my department. I have concluded
arrangements with a bank director, to transfer out of this Country this
US$28.5 million dollar for investment purposes. This Fund is from an over
inflated invoice, arising from a
contract awarded to one of our Aviation Authority contractors.
The contract has already been executed and the original contractor has been
fully paid. So I have decided to transfer out of this Country 28.5m, which
is the balance of the contract fund. Because of my position in the office
and for the fact that I am a South Africa, it will not be possible for me to
transfer such huge amount of money on my name, because, there will be a lot
of question from the authority on the origin of this fund. Consequent to
this reason, I require the assistance of a Foreigner, who will present
himself as the contractor and beneficiary of this amount: US$28,500,000.00
(Twenty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), which will be
transferred into your nominated overseas account.
I have deposited this Money with a reliable Security Company as a family
valuable what twenty eight million five hundred thousand dollar for
safekeeping. Moreover, this money is already covered with South Africa Civil
Aviation Authority contract and completion numbers, which of course makes it
easier for us to affect this transfer on your name without any questions
being asked. So, this is why I need a foreigner, who will stand and act as
one of our Civil Aviation Contractor to claim this fund.
As the Financial Controller, I will assist you to procure the contract
completion certificate that will back up your claim as our contractor. I
will also monitor the immediate remittance of the above amount. You would
however, be required to furnish me with these necessary information’s to
enable me install your information’s into our computer data base system as
one of our contractors.
1.Your direct phone and fax numbers for easy communication
2. Your home and office address,
3. Photocopies of your Identification, i.e. your Drivers license, your
international passport or your national ID.
The information’s will enable me procure the contract certificate for the
claim of this fund. This process will last for ten working days only. For
your kind assistance I have decided to offer you 30% of the total amount,
for providing to me your banking details where you would like this fund to
be transferred and for your kind assistance, 5% has been map out for any
expenses that we might incur during the process of this transfer. While the
remaining 65% will be for my investment purposes, which I would seek your
guidance to introduce to me a profitable business in your Country, because I
have never been into any commercial business all my live. The banker has
assured me that this transaction would be 100% risk free.
Thanking you in anticipation of your most urgent and positive response.
Yours faithfully,
GREG THAMBO (DR)
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