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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: jamesduru123@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:35:39 +0200
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:JAMES DURU
Tel:+27-83-423-4495
Dear Sir,
I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise since we don't know each other before,but
for purpose of introduction,Iam Mr. james duru
Auditor in AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and
since 1990 nobody has operated on this account
again.After going through some old file's in the
records,I discovered that if I do not remit this
money out urgently it would beforfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is MR Smith Johnson,a
foreigner,and a miner at kruger gold co,ltd.A
geologist by profession and he died since 1990.No
other person knows about this account or anything
concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and
my investigation proved to me as well that his
company does not know anything about this account and
the amount involved is (USD$15M) Fifteen million
Dollars.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money cannot be aproved by the local bank here,but can
only approve to any foreigner because the money is in
US dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr
Smith Johnson and he is a foreigner.
I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise as we don't know ourselves before.we will
sign an agreement,but be sure that it is real and a
geniune business.
Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the
next step to take immediatly.Send also your private
telephone and fax number including the full detail's
of the account to be used for the deposit.I want us to
meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind
us together so that you can receive this money onto a
foreign account or any account of your choice where
the fund will be safe.I will fly to your country for
withdrawal and sharing and the other investments.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with foreign account and foreig
beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine because the management is ready to approve
this payment to any foreigner,who has correct
information of this account,which I will give to you
later,if you are able and willing to handle such
amount in strict confidence and trust arccording to my
instructions and advise for our mutual benefit because
this oppurtunity will never come again in my life.I
need truthful person in this business because I don't
want to make mistake,I need your strong assurance and
trust.
With my position now in the office I can transfer
this money to any foreigner's relaible account,which
you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing.I will destroy all the document of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to
any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face
after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and two of us will fly to your country at
least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.
I will use my possition and influence to effect
legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the
ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business,you will be given
25%of the total amount and 70% will be for me,and
while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have
incurred during the process of transfering.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my
above mentioned email address and phone number for
easy communication.
Best Regards,
mr james duru
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