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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)
Reply-To: maseko.anderson1@live.com
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:04:13 -0800
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ATTENTION
From the office of Maseko Anderson
The Principal Accountant
Dept of Transport and Aviation
Sandton Johannesburg
South Africa
URGENT BUSINESS ATTENTION
Attn:Sir/Ceo
This letter is not intending to cause you any embarrassment in what ever
form, rather an appeal for assistance. I am the Principal Accountant
attached to the Department of Transport and Aviation here in Johannesburg
South Africa. I have decided to send forth this proposal to you after some
due liberation in my department here in Johannesburg South Africa.
I have in my possession the sum of US$25Million)Twenty Five Million United
States Dollars which i discovered last month in my department as the chief
principal accountant of Transport and Aviation.
The above fund, which is now in a Governmental suspense account was accrued
from recent contract awarded to a foreign firm for supplies of raw materials
to my Department. This is in pursuant to the terms of our agreement under
the international monetary fund (I.M.F.) and Paris Club dept-servicing
program to pay out all outstanding dept owed to foreign firms.
I am now seeking for your assistance for the easy transfer of the
over-invoiced (surplus) amount as the foreign beneficiary of the fund when
transfered to your desginated bank account of your choice in your country.
And also in recognition of your personal executive profile and investment
opportunities available in your country. At this juncture, I want you to
stand as the original foreign contractor to the above fund to enable me put
claim on the above sum.
I will manipulate and authenticate the payment to your name and i am
reassuring you that it is 100% risk free transaction and legitimate because
all the necessary arrangements have been made and finalized here.
Finally, I have agreed to give you 20% of the total fund due to your
assistance, 5% t o be set aside for expenses made by both parties While the
remaining 75% will be for my investment in your country after the transfer
of the fund to your desginated bank account.
Please if satisfied with this proposal, kindly notify me by telephone or
send me an email including with your private telephone and fax numbers so
that I can furnish you with more details on how the transaction will be
done.
I will be with you in person as soon the fund arrives in your country,
Please note that this is highly confidential and should be treated as such.
Thanks and best regards
Dr.Maseko Anderson
(Principal Accountant)
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