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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:23:52 +0100
Subject: BANK TRANSACTION
FROM:ZUMA PULETEL: 27-739666420E-MAIL;joohnzuma@hotmail.com20 BOTHA CRESCE=
NT,=20
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,=20
SOUTH AFRIACAMD/CEO, APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE=20
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't kno=
w each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am ZUMA PULE the B=
ank Manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). 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 re=
posed on this medium. Be informed that a member of the South Africa Export=
Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government delegation to your cou=
ntry during a trade exhibition gave your enviable credentials / particular=
s to me. I plea to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execut=
ion of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hop=
e you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transacti=
on. There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1998 nobody =
has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in =
the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently i=
t would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is MR. SAMUEL =
CARTER , a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profe=
ssion and he died since 1998. No other person knows about this account or =
any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my inves=
tigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything abou=
t this account and the amount involved is (USD$35,000,000M) thirty five mi=
llion=20
United States Dollars. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because thi=
s money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved =
to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former o=
wner of the account is MR. SAMUEL CARTER a foreigner too. I know that this=
message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before.=
We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine busi=
ness. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to tak=
e immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including t=
he full details of the account to
be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding =
agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a fo=
reign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. A=
nd I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investm=
ents. I am
contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign acc=
ount and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this w=
ork fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any fo=
reigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give to=
you later immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle such amou=
nt in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice =
for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will
never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business becau=
se I don't want to make mistake I need your strong assurance and trust. Wi=
th my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigne=
r's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money=
will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I=
will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this mon=
ey leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me fac=
e to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two=
of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of The money going=
into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I=
hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your acc=
ount. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and o=
nward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance fo=
rms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion =
of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 70% will be f=
or me. I look forward to your earliest reply Yours truly, ZUMA PULE
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