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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: "MOHAMMED MUSTAFA" <dr_mustafa2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohammedmustapha01@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:26:26 +0200
Subject: URGENT
FROM: DR. MUSTAFA MOHAMMED.
Direct Tel: +27-834048234
Direct Fax: +27-721444458
ATTN: Managing Director/Ceo
I am Dr. mustafa mohammed, Director of Project Implementation South Africa Department of Minerals &
Energy. First and foremost, I apologize 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. Be informed that
I obtained your enviable credentials/particulars from the South African Export Promotion Council. I have
decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for
the benefit of all parties.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of Project Implementation and with
the co-operation of three other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling
Fourteen Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$14,200,000.00) which we want to transfer
abroad with the assistance and co-operation 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 (US$14.2m) 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 approvals to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to
any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in 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 the
transaction, your share of the sum will be 25% of the US$14.2 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses. 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. Endeavour to contact me immediately through my above confidential tel or fax number.
I want to assure you that myself and my partners 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 as very confidential matter, because we will not comprehend
with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service and remember once again that time
is of great essence in this business.please reach me with my private email dr_mustafa2@yahoo.com
Yours faithfully,
Dr. mustafa mohammed.
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