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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: Dr Masuma James <jamesmasuma@departmentofminingandquarry.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:45:38 +1000
Subject: URGENT

FROM: JAMES MASUMA.

DIRECTOR OF PROJECT, MMNR,
SOUTH AFRICA.

EMAIL:jamesmasuma@departmentofminingandquarry.net

DATE: 5th-Oct-2005

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.

I am Dr. James Masuma, Director of Project Implementation in the
Department of Mineral and Quarry. I am making this contact with you based
on the committee's need for an individual or company who is willing to
assist us with a solution to a money transfer venture. First and foremost
I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of
this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium.


In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and
honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and
confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-o! peration with
you in the execution of the 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 Ministry of Mining and Natural
Resources where I work as Director of Project Implementation and with the
Co-operation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as
overdue payment bills totaling Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$14,500,000.) Which we want to transfer abroad
with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to
receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company
account to receive such funds. More so, we are handicapped in the
circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does not
allow us to operate offshore account hence your importance in the whole
transaction.


This amount $14.5m 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 have 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 in an application through the Ministry
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 the
transaction, your share of the sum will be 30% of the$14.5 million, 60%
for us and 5% for taxation and Miscellaneous expenses and while balance 5%
will go to charity organization.


The business 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. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

Sir, Endeavor to contact me immediately through my email if you are
interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for
another foreign partner to carry out this deal.


I want to assure you that my partners and I are in a position to make the
payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very strong
Assurance and guarantee that our share 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. Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this
transaction.


I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,
James Masuma(Dr).



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