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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: "James Khoza" <j_khoza@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:21:55 +0200
Subject: TRUST PARTNERSHIP
Mr. James Khoza
Email:j_khoza@hotmail.com
Greetings. It is a matter of importance that i write to you this mail,
which I believe will be a big surprise as we don't know each other before
now. I work for the Department of Minerals and Energy Resources in South
Africa and by this letter I am representing two other colleagues whose
mandate I have to contact a trust and reliable person abroad concerning a
business matter of mutual benefit to all.
By this mandate given to me, we are in dire need of a reliable person
abroad to assist us in the transfer / investment of USD 18,000,000.00.
(Eighteen Million United States Dollars). The key issues are the transfer
and the subsequent investment of the said sum. We are ready to go into joint
business venture with you when this fund is transfered into your account
and also offer you a negotiable fee for the putting together and investment
portfolio. We want to claim this money to better our lives as we are not
well paid. It does not matter whether or not you own a company or you
invested funds before, we shall guide you on what to do. The bases will be
that a major company won a contract from my ministry and subcontracted it to
you. More often, big companies and firms of unrelated fields win contracts
and subcontracts to more specialized firms for execution. We shall follow
strictly all the legal procedures entailed in the laws in transferring
funds overseas.
Please, be informed that under the South African monetary policy, officials
in government parastatales are not allowed to operate or own bank accounts
overseas. Our need is for you to front for us. We pray that you take the
importance of this mail to these people in strict confidence, as we will
not like to be exposed on this, kindly notify me on this email address or
the alternative below for further details, upon your acceptance to assist
us, details will be made available to you as soon as you reply. If you
indicate your interest to do this deal with us, I will send to you contract
claim form to fill and return back to me.
You are to contact me only on this email address or the alternative
specifically meant for this business for now, for confidentiality / security
reasons. When we establish good trust and understanding with each other, I
will furnish you with my direct mobile telephone line for easier
communication.
Thank you and God bless, as I wait for your urgent response.
Best regards
JAMES KHOZA
Alternative email:jameskhoza@gmail.com
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