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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: "David Brown" <david74brown@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:00:18 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS
I am Mr David Brown one of the directors of Anglo Gold Corporation and also a member
of the Board of Directors,Contract Awarding Committee that awards contracts to both
foreign and local contractors in the giant mining industry in South Africa.
We awarded contract of Thirty-Eight Million United States Dollar(US$38M).I and my
colleagues deliberately over-inflated the contract amount to the value of Fifty-Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$54.5M),mapping out Sixteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$16.5M) for our own good.
The contract have since been concluded and inspected,and the contractors had been
paid off,leaving this our over-invoiced waiting for claims. Now we solicit for your
assistance in transfering this our (US$16.5M) in your private or company's account
in your country provided it
can contain this figure.
Note that we are in position of all relevant documents to this money. What I need
from you is as follows:
a) Guarantee that you will not expose this transfer to anybody,because we are still
in office and ambitious politicians who will not like to risk their position in the
society.
b) Your honesty,that you will not run away with our money.
c) Your bank particulars where this money will be transfered into.
We have agreed to give to you 25% of the total amount for your involvement in this
transaction, 10% for expenses(viz): Faxes/Telephone calls and other micellaneous
expenses that is incurred locally and internationally on the course of this
transaction,while 65% remains for our investment in your country.
Remember, we are government officials here, therefore can not handle this transfer
on our own. We request that you keep this transaction highly confidential, as we
would not like to be exposed for our security.
We beleive that you are a trustworthy and honest fellow who will not cheat us when
this money is transferred into your account. Contact me immidiately you recieve this
mail on
my private e-mail address david28brown@yahoo.com or on the telephone number below.
Expecting your reply soonest.
Best regards,
Mr. David Brown.
27 72 523 2545
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