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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: Mr.Mac Clifford <maczna@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: maczn@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 02:45:42 +0200
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
120 Richards Rylaan, Auckland Park,
P.o. Box 524, Auckland Park,
Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
TRANSFER OF US$15 MILLION FOR INVESTMENT
Firstly, my name is Mr. Mac Clifford the manager storage and delivery operations in one of the famous Security Firms in South Africa. Our firm is a Security Company of high reputation with outstanding services to the people of African countries, especially top government officials and military leaders here in Africa. It is not fashionable that I have to link you up for assistance over an impending business transaction through letter, due to the high level of Spam solicitation letters filtering around these days.
I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on the business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this transaction with anybody because it is a top secret.
To be explicit and straight to the point, some time early 1997, a reputable client deposited a consignment in our company's vault for safekeeping.
And since then our client has failed to come forward to claim his Consignment, which has accumulated a considerable amount of money in demurrage.
Consequently, in my bide to contact this client to redeem, demurrage the consignment had accumulated, I discovered that our client was the former president of the federal republic of Zaire, who died of illness after he was dethroned in the same year the consignment was entrusted into our care.
Since the death of our client President MOBUTO SESE SEKO, none of his relatives or aids had any knowledge of this consignment. Hence out of curiosity, I decided to secretly open the box that our client deposited in our vault. And to my surprise, I discovered that the box that was registered as FAMILY TREASURE by our client actually contained a considerable amount of money in United States Dollars cash amounting to US$15 Million.
Since this development I have been nursing plans secretly, I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his country when he was in office as the head of state. It is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part of the money that our client siphoned and now that he is dead there is no trace to this money, and that is the reason why I want to transfer this money out of South Africa to Your country for immediate investment with your Assistance. I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 20% of the total amount, if you assist me in this transaction. I will immediately arrange and Transfer all the right of ownership of this Consignment to your name, to facilitate your easy Clearance and transfer of the complete funds to your Country for onward investment. This transaction is IOO% risk-free, please maintain absolute Confidentiality on this matter.
I am waiting for your most prompt response through my Fax number: +27 11 2197201 or call me on my Private number: +27 83 9680894, for furthers Information.
Yours sincerely
Mr. Mac Clifford
Manager Storage & Delivery Operation
Johannesburg, South Africa
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