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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "JAMES MANDELA" <james_mandela2@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:04:43 +0700
Subject: GOODDAY
DEAR SIR, WITH DEEP APPRECIATION OF YOUR ESTEEM CONTACT I GOT FROM YOUR BUSINESS WEBSITE,I WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. I AM JAMES MANDELA AGED 28 YEARS OLD, A CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. MY FATHER WAS THE CHIARMAN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD MINING CORPORATION FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL NOVERBER 3RD 2004 WHEN HE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, HE CALLED ME PRIVETLY AND TOLD ME THAT HE EXECUTED A SECRET GOLD DEALS WORTH USD 9. MILLION DOLLARS WHILE HE WAS STILL AT THE GOLD MINE CORPORATION. HE FURTHER SAID THAT THE CASH SAVE CONTAINING THE MONEY HAS BEING DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY ,HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT ALL THE FAMILY WILL BE MOVING TO THAILAND BY DECEMBER AS TO ENABLE HIM RELEASE THE MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR INVESTMENTS THERE. ON THE DECEMBER 24TH 2004 MY FATHER TOOK THE FAMILY TO BANGKOK THAILAND AS HE ALREADY PLANNED AND I WAS LEFT OVER BECAUSE OF MY LAST COURSE EXAMS IN THE UNIVERSITY. AS SOON AS THEIR ARRIVED TO BANGKOK, HE CALLED ME THAT TH
EIR WILL BE GOING TO PHUCKET CITY FOR SIGHT SEEING, SINCE THAT TIME I NEVER KNEW THAT I WILL NEVER SEE MY FAMILY ANY MORE. MY FATHER INCLUDING MY MOTHER AND TWO SISTERS WAS CONSUMED BY THE TSUNAMI TRAGEDY. LIFE WAS MEANINGLESS TO ME WHEN I HAD THE SAD NEWS. MY FAMILY VANISHED SINCE THAT DAY TILL NOW ,THEY ARE NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. SIR, ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO ASSIST ME CLEAR THE SAVE BOX CONTAINING THE USD 9.MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THEN MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THAILAND TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR A PROFITABLE BUSINESS ,AND FOR THE SAFTY OF THE FUNDS,PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL CONTRIBUTE GOOD TO MY LIFE ,AND MOREOVER DUE TO MY AGE, ALOT OF QUESTIONS WILL ARRISE IF I AM BEING SEEN WITH SUCH A HUGH SUM OF MONEY, THAT IS WHY I NEED YOU TO ACT AS MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER AS TO USE YOUR PARTICULARS TO OPEN A NON RESIDENT BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY OF THE LOCAL BANKS HERE WHERE WE SHALL PAY IN THE MONEY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I WILL GIVE Y
OU 30% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 5% WILL BE USED TO REPAY ANY EXPENSES INCURED EITHER BY YOU OR ME DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTIONS.WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL ALSO BE UNDER YOUR KIND CONTROL.. BEFORE MY FATHER'S DEATH,HE WARNED ME TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS TOP SECRET. SO PLEASE DO MAINTAIN THE SECRETCY OF THIS BUSINESS. EMAIL TO ME AT james_mandela2@yahoo.com, FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS TRANSACTION. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. THANKS. JAMES MANDELA.
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