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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: "erik khumalo" <erikkhumalo@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:56:21 +0200
Subject: Private
145 Clifford Road
Private Bag 332
Tel+27-76-290-9771
Fax+27-76-290-9772
Benoni
South Africa
Attn: Sir,
I am Mr. Erik Khumalo, The Manager of (ABSA Bank Benoni Branch) South
Africa. Please exercise some patience and read the confidential business
that I am about to propose to you. On June 9th 2000, an oil
consultant/contractor with the South African Power / Energy Ministry, Mr
Ahmed Youseff Mustapha, an Iraq national, made a number of fixed deposits
for twelve calendar months valued at US$52Million into my branch. On
maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got
no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally, his employers wrote
to inform us that Mr. Mustapha died in an automobile accident. He died
without making a will while attempting to trace his next of kin through the
Iraq Embassy, I was surprised that they told me that Mustapha was actively
opposed to the government of President Saddam Hussein of Iraq and as a
result he was driven into exile.
Being an energy expert, Mr Mustapha subsequently obtained a job and settled
in South Africa thereafter. He walked into my office to make the
aforementioned deposit of US$52Million. He did not declare his next of kin
in his application paperwork. When I asked him, he informed me that he
wished to do so in the conservative manner of our Bank (Our client). I did
not turn down his wish but rather honoured it especially given his high net
worthiness. In reality, no one knew the source of his money since his time
frame of employment here in South Africa, does not measure with such a large
amount of money. It is therefore presumed that he brought in his money from
Iraq although this is open to speculation. The point however, is that the
employers are not aware of his money.
This fund totalling US$52Million, (inclusive of accrued interest), is still
sitting in my Bank’s Dormant Account Portfolio. According to South African
Banking Laws and acts of 1993, the money will automatically revert to the
South African government treasury after five years, especially if the
account owner is a foreigner who has been certified dead and there is no
valid claim. This indeed, is the situation. I am now looking for a foreigner
who will stand-in as the next of kin to Mustapha. It is not necessary to be
a blood relation to Mustapha, neither is it necessary to bear the same
surname with him. It is even not important for the next of kin to be an Iraq
national if you agree to be the next of kin I will speak to the attach
lawyer in bank so that the bank will transfer the money in your overseas
account for us to share 70% for me and 30% for you of the total fund. The
transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problems. If you are
interested in the transfer, please contact me on the above numbers or e-mail
for any clarification you may need.
I am looking forward to your urgent reply.
Regards,
Mr Erik Khumalo.
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