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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: ANDREA SMITH <andreasmithabsa29@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:15:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: sir
MR ANDREA SMITH
ATTN: Sir,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Good Day .I am MR.ANDREA SMITH, The Chief Auditor of the ABSA Bank . I got your contact address from the Trade and Exhibition Center here in Johannesburg and you are the only person that I have contacted in this business with believe that you will not let me down and we will work together to develop trust and confidence in this business. After going through some old file in the records department, I discover that there is an account opened in 1990 belong to the late Mr.john thompson, a foreigner and a miner at Kruger Gold Company a geologist by profession and since 1993 nobody has operated the account following Mr. thompson's death in 1993. Since then, no person knows about this account, and the amount involved is US$6.5 Million (SIX Million Five Hundred United States Dollars).
I would like to first transfer this fund into your account as a foreigner because Mr. thompson was a foreigner then later I will join you for disbursement and investment opportunity which you will as asset to it. I am only contacting you because of your foreign status as this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account because the money is in a foreign currency (US Dollars) and former owner of the account, Mr.john thompson was a foreigner. Â Because of the need to involve a foreign account, I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve the payment to whoever has the correct information to this account, of which I will give you later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this opportunity ‚ will never ‚ come again in our lives. I need a trustworthy person in this business because I dont
want to make a mistake and I need your strong assurance, trust and reliability.
With my position now in the office and the influence of a top bank director of the South African Reserve Bank, I will make sure that this money is transferred into any reliable account, which you can provide with the assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for my sharing. Your physical presence is also welcomed in South in which the transfer will be done in your presence. I will destroy all the documents of the transaction immediately you receive this money, leaving no trace in any place.
I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in expectation to a sound management and a good capital returns according to your advice. Be rest assured, you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belong to us now, therefore after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, I am offering you 30% of the total fund, 70% will be for my investment. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this fund transfer and other business ventures will derive a huge success there after. I will use my position to effect approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance form from the ministries and foreign exchange department. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire that you keep this to yourself and endeavour to furnish me with your private telephone (Mobile Preferably), Fax numbers and your bank details where you would like the fund to be transferred into for a quick arrangements and
approval.
Looking forward to your urgent response.
Yours truly,
ANDREA SMITH(ABSA)
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