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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: "Dayzers Loterij" <dayzerslotto14@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:16:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
Dear Sir,
This Email might come to you as a surprise, however,
there is no need to worry, as we are using the only
secured and confidential medium available to seek for
foreign assistance/partnership in a business
transaction. What is more, the mentioned transaction
will prove to be of mutual benefit to both parties
involved. I am presently in the Netherlands on an
official assignment, reachable on the above telephone
and fax number.
Hereby I offer you a further explanation of our bank’s
situation- a foreign engineer, Mr. Anthony Stevens , a
Gold Merchant contractor with Federal Government,
until his death three years ago in a ghastly air
crash, has banked with us here at South Africa Reserve
Bank Johannesburg, a closing balance of $20.3 million
(Twenty three and a half million U.S. dollars). The
bank unquestionably expects this sum to be claimed by
any of his available foreign next of kin, or
alternatively be donated to a trust fund of the
African Peace Keeping Forces and the ECOMOG.
All efforts have been made by the South African
Reserve Bank to contact any of the Mr. Anthony Stevens
family members or, indeed, the relatives, but these
have proved unsuccessful. Since there exists a
likeable possibility that we will not ever be able to
locate any of the late engineer’s next of kin (since
Mr. Stevens had no known wife and children), our
bank’s management lead by the chairman board of
directors, retired Dr. Jacko Maree have decided to
declare the fund ‘Un-claimable’, and arranged for the
money to be subsequently donated to the Trust Fund for
Arms and Ammunitions, which will further enhance the
course of war in the West Africa sub-region and the
world in general.
In order to avert such negative development, myself
and my colleagues in the bank, are now seeking your
permission to have you stand as the Japanese engineer,
Mr. Anthony Stevens next of kin or Business Partner,
so that the fund of $23.5 US dollars could be
subsequently transferred and paid into your bank
account as the beneficiary next of kin. All necessary
documents and required proves are to be provided and
authenticated by our bank, as soon as you decide to
enter the transaction. Your share will be 30% of the
total sum. 10% will be set aside for the expenses,
while the rest would be for myself, my colleagues and
for investment purposes in our country. Though we are
trying to make a better future for ourselves and our
families, considering the poor standard of living in
Africa, we also wish for you to see the proposal as
our own contribution in putting and end to the
senseless wars in the Africa sub-region.
If you find this proposal acceptable and wish to take
advantage of the trust we hope to bestow on you and
your company, kindly contact me via fax or e-mail,
providing your most confidential telephone and fax
number, so that I can forward to you relevant details
of this transaction.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated
co-operation,
Yours truly,
DrDonald sultan………………
Email:donaldsutltan@excite.com
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