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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: "Eng.Morget Mashinga" <m.mashinga@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:26:30 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
*Department Of Minerals And Energy Resources,
Pretoria, South Africa.
>From Engineer Morget Mashinga.
Telephone +27 781 150 237
Attention Director,
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Engineer Morget Mashinga, Director of Project , South Africa Ministry
of Minerals And Energy Resources. I am making this contact with you based on
the committees need for an individual or company who is willing to assist us
with a solution to a money transfer.
First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt
access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count
on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with
sincerity, trust and confidentiality.
I have decided to seek a confidential co operation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties.
My colleagues and I used our official position to influence the award of a
contract to a foreign company based on a gentleman agreement that a certain
percentage of the total contract value will be given to us. The foreign
contracting firm has executed the contract and the contract amount paid
less($46.8m) Forty-Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars. This
represents the percentage which we agreed should be given to us since the
present Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed,
so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and non
governmental agencies, we intend to include our bills for approvals with the
Department of Finance.
We are seeking your assistance to enable us claim the money since as civil
servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be
(25%)twenty five percent while my colleagues and I receive (65%)sixty five
percent and the balance of (10%)ten percent for miscellaneous expenses that
may be incurred by either party.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with
utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you or your Company does
contracts, as transfer of powers will be secured in favour of you or your
Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction.
We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.
Kindly notify me by sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for
further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.
Thank you in anticipation of your co operation.
Regards,
Engineer Morget Mashinga.
Director of Projects.
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