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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: Madiba Tharbo <madibatharbo@mmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:14:55 +0100
Subject: IMORTANT.
Barr. Tharbo Madiba Esq.
Ravens & Wheat Legal Practitioners
Email:
madibatharbo@mmail.com
My name is Tharbo Madiba Esq., a Partner in the above law firm. I run private practise for high networth individuals mostly on spot transactions.
I had a private client, a native of your tribe but now deceased; who I was his Attorney here in South Africa, as he was into trading of money market commodities and properties.
On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world tour, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/w orld/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have been managing his investments as instructed in the document he issued before his demise; nominating me as his Attorney and proxy.
I am contacting you because you are of the same surname native as him and it has been impossible for me to liquidate these assets without his next of kin.
I want you to pose as his next of kin to assist in liquidating and repatriating the investments left behind by my client before they get frozen or declared unserviceable by his bank, as they might soon get concerned about the long absence of the next of kin.
As I write, the bank has witten me severally about the execution of documents by his next of kin, but I have kept on with excuses and counter instructions.
My late client has investments valued at over $15million (fifteen million dollars). Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the pressure from his investments, you cant but act fast.
The liquidation proceeds will be paid to you and thenafter, we will split the money reasonably. I have the necessary information that might be required to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seal this transaction. I can assure you that this transaction is 100% legitimate and shall not contain strains from whatever arm of authority, including that of the Law.
As an Attorney, I dare declare this transaction risk-free, as you wont have to travel down to South-Africa.
Send me your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Best regards,
Tharbo Madiba Esq.
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