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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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  • ew_vusi3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edward vusi <ew_vusi3@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mutual understanding


Mutual understanding


From: Eng.Edward Vusi
Email: ew_vusi3@yahoo.com TEL: 27-82-363-4218
ATTN: Director/CEO
Sir
I am contacting you for your cooperation and understanding for an important business transaction that involves transfer of money into your account, and your assistance is needed to stand, as the beneficiary of this fund, the total sum is (USD$18.4 MILLION). I am hoping that this request will not embarrass your personality especially since we hardly know each other Am the director general in the department of finance of South Africa, my office is in charge of contracts awards and project Management
The fund I want you to help me in transferring was Acquired from a deal I had with a firm, in return I favored the company and awarded the contracts for the Supply of Petrol (Grades 93 & 97), Unleaded Petrol (Grades 93 & 95), Automotive Diesel Fuel, Illuminating Paraffin, Marine Gas Oil, Heavy Furnace Oil, Polar Diesel and Aviation Fuels to the firm, and our agreement was that the firm will give me 20% since the contract value was over invoiced by 25%.i need your help in securing this fund.
Due to my position as a Civil Servant and the code of conduct I signed which do not allow me to have foreign currency account or own any account with such a large deposit, I am incapacitated to make this transaction on my own. This is why I seek your assistance, this fund was arranged and deposited with an offshore finance company, if you decide to help me I will request the application to the finance company to transfer the beneficiary to you and transfer the fund to your account, after we must have signed an agreement protecting us.
I wish to offer you 30% of the total fund as your compensation for your commitments, it will be appreciated if you can call me on my direct line for more understanding, if sending a fax please notify me on phone or after sending fax, and you could also send me your direct phone number and I will contact you
Best regards.
Edward Vusi


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