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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: "chris douglas" <admin@mineralandenergydepartment.org>
Reply-To: chrisdouglas1960@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 01:21:54 +0000
Subject: Engr. Chris Douglas
Department of Mineral & Energy (DME).
Republic of South Africa,
Pretoria.
Dear Sir/Ma,
I am Engr. Chris Douglas, a native of Cape Town and Director Of Project
Implementation, under the auspices of the Department of Mineral & Energy
(DME), South Africa .
First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/business of this magnitude. It is imperative to intimate you
that i am making this contact with you, based on the committee’s need for an
Individual/Company who is willing to assist in the execution of this
business. I have therefore decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of this deal described here under for the benefit of
all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret, because of the
nature of this transaction.
Within the Department of Mineral & Energy (DME), where I work as a Director
of the Project Implementation and with the good co-operation of two other
top officials, we have in our possession as over due payment bills, totaling
Fourty Million United States Dollars (US$40,000,000) which we want to
transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a Foreign
Company/Individual to receive the said funds on our behalf.
More so, we are handicap in these circumstances, as the South African Civil
Services Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate an offshore account
hence your importance in this transaction.This amount of $40Million
represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my
department by a Foreign Contracting Firm, which we the Officials over
invoiced deliberately.
Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor,
leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount, which we have in
principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer
K.T.T. to any Foreign Bank Account you will provide by filing an Application
through the Department Of Justice here in South Africa, for the transfer of
rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction, your share of the sum will be 20%
of the US$40Million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring
the funds and the remaining 5% will be for Charity Organisation.
The transaction itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with
utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also, your area of specialization is not
a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.
Furthermore, you will be required to come down to South Africa immediately
to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in
your presence and three of us will fly to your country at least two days
ahead of the money going into the account afterwhich the bank official who
is also a part of this, will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place or person.
I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account as i want to
assure you that my partners and myself are in the position to make the
payment of this claim possible, provided that you can give us a very strong
assurance and guarantee that the funds will be secured and please, remember
to treat this matter very confidential, because we will not comprehend with
any form of exposure as we are still in active Government service.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
me.
Lastly, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.
I wait in anticipation your response.
Thanks and God Bless you.
Yours truly,
Engr. Chris Douglas
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