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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: "bino cole" <cole.bino3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:59:10 -0700
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
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ATTN.
SIR/MADAM,
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
My regards to you, I 'm Mr Bino Cole,the DIRECTOR OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT with south african revenue services(S.A.R.S), I got your contact
information courtesy of Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
during my research for a dedicated person who I can trust to handle this
very deal, I am making this request to you based on the committee's
needed for an individual / company who can be able to assist with a
solution for money remittance. First and foremost I apologize using this
medium to reach you for a transaction / business of this magnitude but
this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
In this proposal I want to count on you as a respected and dedicated
person to handle this transaction with sincerity
we have decided to seek co-operation with you in the execution of the
deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties involved and
hope you will keep it as a secret because of the nature of this
transaction. Within the department of south african revenue services where I
am a
Director of project management and with the co-operation of two other top
officers we have in our possession as overdue payment bills total
(seventeen million,five hundred thousand dollars,US$17,500,000. )
which we want to remit out of
side South Africa with the help of a foreign co-operation company /
individual or a reliable foreign non-company to receive the said amount on
our behalf .
We are handicapped in circumstances as we are still in active
government service and more the South African Code of Conduct does not
permit us
to operate off-shore accounts that is why your assistance is very
important in this transaction. This amount of US$17,500,000 represents
the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my
Department by a foreign contracting firm which we the officers over invoiced
deliberately although the actual contract costs have been paid to the
original contractor leaving the balance in tune of the said amount which
we have in principles got approval to remit to any foreign Banking
account which you will provide for us for the remittance of the fund as the
original contractor who my ministry is owning the said fund of
US$17,500 000 in balance we have agree to discussed the modalities of
sharing
with you so if this businees interest you we expect a straight answer
from you.
your pecentage for the assistance that you shall render on this request
will be discussed as soon as you declared your interest,
but most importantly i must emphasize to you that this business requires
utmost confidentiality.
send your response immediately so we can proceed we wait in
anticipation for your fullest co-operation. Kindly send me your response on
this
email Address (binocole45@yahoo.com)on your reply please include your
telephone number for easy contact.
Thanking you in anticipation .
your truly,
Mr Bino Cole.
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