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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: Ahmed Adams <ahadams02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ah_adams03@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:28:12 -0800
Subject: Happy new year
Dear Friend,
I hereby contact you personally concerning the
situation in my bank. In order to transfer out
{USD$34,000,000} Thirty four million us dollars, I
have the courage to look for a reliable and honest
person who will be capable for this important business
believing that you will never let me down either now
or in future. I am Dr AHMED ADAMS Well, the Regional
computing auditor of (STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA)
JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA). There is an account opened
in this bank in 1985 and since 1992 nobody has
operated on this account again. After going through
some old files in the records I discovered that if I
do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing according to South Africa laws
and act of 1993,the money will be revert this country
government treasury after 15 years if there is no
valid claim. I need a foreign partner that will
present as a relative to this late man. I concluded to
transfer this money overseas for proper investment
that will benefit me. The owner of this account is Mr.
Daniel B.Jones, a foreigner, and a Miner at Kruger
Gold Co. a geologist by profession and he died since
1992. No other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is us$34,000,000
Thirty Four million dollars. I am only contacting you
as a foreigner because this money can not be approved
to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any
foreign account because the money is in US dollars and
the former owner of the account is Mr. Daniel B Jones,
who is a foreigner too. I know that this message will
come to you as a surprise as we don?t know ourselves
before, we will sign agreement, but be sure that it is
real and a fund. I only got your contact address from
my secretary during a normal routine search, i believe
in God that you will never let me down in this
business, you are the only person that I have
contacted in this business, so please reply urgently
so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently. Send also your private telephone and fax
number including the full details of the account to be
used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face
or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so
that you can receive this money into a foreign account
or any account of your choice where the fund will be
safe. I am contacting you because of the need to
involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign
beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make
this work fine. Because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you
later immediately, if you are able and capable to
handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit. I need a truthful person in this business
because I don't want to make mistake and I need your
strong assurance and trust. With my position now in
the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending
my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I
will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face
after which I will make this remittance in your
presence. I will use my position and influence to
effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this
money to your account with appropriate clearance forms
of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At
the conclusion of this business, you will be given
50%of the total amount, 50%will be for me and my
family, I look forward to your earliest reply through
my email address.
Yours truly,
Dr AHMED ADAMS,
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
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