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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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  • jacksonzuma50@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Zuma jackson" <jacksonzuma@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:30:05 +0000
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir,

I am Dr. JACKSON ZUMA. a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
Executive Accountant with the South African department of Mining and Natural
Resources.

Please accept my apology for using this medium to convey a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to the
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. I have decided to
seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal described hereunder,
for the benefit of all parties and hoping you will keep it as TOP SECRET
because of the nature of the business.

Within the department of Mining and Natural Resources (where I work as a
director), and with the
cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as
overdue payment bills totaling Fourty Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars (US$45,500,000.00)which we want to transfer abroad with the
assistance and cooperation of a company/or an individual to receive the said
funds, via a reliable Bank Account.

Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the South African civil service laws
(Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly prohibits us from owning/or operating a
foreign account hence your importance in this
whole transaction.

This amount (US$45.5M) represents the balance of the total value of a
contract executed on behalf of my department by a foreign contracting firm
which we the officials (involved) deliberately over-invoiced.

Though the actual cost have been paid to the original contractor leaving the
balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle 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 justice
ministry 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 by way of providing the required account in receiving these
funds, your share of the
entire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$13.65Million of the US$45.5Million,
60% amounting to US$27.3Million for us and 10% amounting to US$4.55Million
will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the
course of transferring the funds to your account.

The business itself is 100% foolproof and safe, as long as you maintain
utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Further more your area of specialization will not be a
hindrance to the
successful completion of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in
you and hope you will not
disappoint me. Should you be willing to assist positively with a common
goal, endeavor to contact
me immediately through my above email address.

If you are not interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to
contact other foreign
partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.

I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are in position to make the
payment of this claim possible provided that you can give us a very concrete
assurance of the safety of our share. Please, always treat this matter with
utmost confidentiality, because we will not comprehend any form of exposure
as we are stil in active government service. Time is of essence in this
business, so kindly act fast.

I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.


You are requested to forward this information listed below.

Name in Full:
Telephone and Fax numbers:

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. JACKSON ZUMA.

Contact e.mail: jacksonzuma50@yahoo.com

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