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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: "Karsen Shabangu" <karsenshabangu@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:29:27 +0100
Subject: opportunity for us.
FROM: MR.KARSEN SHABANGU
TEL:+27-834733542
Dear Sir/Madam
First, let me start by introducing myself as MR. KARSEN SHABANGU, the first
son of MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since
29th April 1996 to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa
MR THABO MBEKI.
After due deliberation , I decided to contact you for your assistance in
standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$25.M ( Twenty Five milion United
States Dollars Only) You can view my mother's profile at this website
www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, , then click on Deputy Minister,
and finally, click on Safety and Security and read about my mother .
THE PROPOSAL; After the swearing in ceremony making my mother the Deputy
Minister of Safety and Security, my father MR. NDEBELE SHABANGU died while
he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 1996.
After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account
which amounted to the sum of US$25M with a security and finance institution
in South Africa of which I will divulge information to you when I get your
full consent and support to go for a change of beneficiary and subsequent
transfer of the funds into a comfortable and conducive bank account of your
choice.
This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he
executed with the Government of South Africa. Though I assisted him in
getting this contract but I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I
am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to investigate on
contracts awarded from 1990 to date. If they discover this money in his bank
account, they will confiscate it and seize his assets here in South Africa
and this will definitely affect my mother's political career in government
hence i do not want my mother to know about this to avoid her jeopardising
this opportunity for us. Therefore I want your assistance by providing bank
account so that this fund could be wired into your account directly without
any hitch. As soon as the fund gets to your account, you are expected to
move it immediately into another personal bank account in your country.
I will see to it that the account is not traced from South Africa. As soon
as you have confirmed the fund into your account, I will then to come to
your country to discuss on business investments. For your assistance, I am
offering you 30% of the principal sum. However, you have to assure me and
also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my
fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an
email or phone me on the above telephone number All correspondence must be
by my private email address. You are required to send down you private
telephone /fax number for easy communication between you and the bank during
the transfer. Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute
Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed. If you do not feel
comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours faithfully,
MR.KARSEN SHABANGU
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