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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: "dupe odusan" <dupeodusan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: solomonjoseph8@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:01:10 -0800
Subject: Greetings (please reply)
Greetings (please reply)
Dear Friend,
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
This mail may come to you as a surprise but I plead with you to patiently
read through it before making a decision whether to assist me or not.
I am MR. Solomon Joseph, a Bank Manager of a Reputable Bankin
Johannesburg,Gauteng Province, in the Republic of South Africa. l wish to
solicit for your assistance in the transaction which l strongly believe will
be of mutual benefit to both of us if treated with trust and confidentiality
that it deserve.
On June 6, 2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the South African
Mining Corporation, (Name deliberately with held for now)made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for Twelve Calendar months, valued at US$6,500, 000.00
(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
Contract employers, the South African Mining Corporation, that the Depositor
died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that
He died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that the depositor did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents.
This money (US$6,500,000.00) is still lying in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. And according to Laws of Republic
of South Africa, at the expiration of 5(five) Years, the money will revert
to the ownership of The South African Government if nobody applies to claim
the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I would like you as a foreigner to stand
in as THE NEXT OF KIN to the depositor so that the fruits of this old man's
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. An
offshore bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will
then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of
kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 65%
for me and 35% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the bank accredited attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.
lf you are interested in giving the required assistance, kindly reply this
mail stating your Telephone/Fax numbers for further action.
Because of the secrecy surrounding this transaction, l suggest that you
contact me only through my Private and confidental email address
solomonjoseph@myway.com or solomonjoseph8@yahoo.com
I am looking forward to a favorable reply from you soon.
Feel free to ask any question in this regard.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Solomon Joseph
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