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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: "FRANCIS MBETU" <kingszu3@volny.cz> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:18:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY NEEDED
From: Francis Mbetu.
Oranje Nassau Building,
188 Schoeman Street,
Pretoria, South Africa.
My Dear,
I am Mr Francis Mbetu; I trained and work as an external auditor for
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) South Africa, working as part of a bigger team
that covers the entire South Africa region.
An investor (name with-held) died without naming a next of kin to his
fund in my bank. The amount is $50m and banking regulation/legislation
in South-Africa demands that I notify the fiscal authorities after three
years. The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission
to have you stand as the next of kin to the deceased. This funds will
be approved and release in your favor as the next of kin if only you
will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in one accord.
The truth of the whole issue is that an Iranian Oil Merchant,under Chevron
Oil died in the building collapse incident of Lou'lo'at al-Kheir hotel
in Mecca of which 74 occupants of the building unfortunately lost their
lives during 2006 Hajj after making a huge deposit of USD50m.in my bank.
While he was I alive, I maintained the account for his transactions.
I have all the legal details of the deceased that will facilitate
our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and
ultimately transfer of the $50m.Consequently, my proposal is that I
will like you as a Foreigner to stand in as the next of kin of the funds
deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as a public servant,
I cannot operate a foreign account.
The proceeds of this account valued at $50m can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money, 50% to me and 40% for
you and 10% for miscellaneous expenses that might arise. I would want
you to understand that this is a DEAL.
Do contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this deal.
If you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner
to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, contact me only
through my private email address below for more details as time is of
the essence in this business.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in real estate within your
country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction our communication
can only be mostly via email.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and my regards.
Francis Mbetu
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