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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: tara zuma <zuma_tara01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:15:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:INVESTMENT INQUIRY



From Dr.Tara Zuma

Chief Auditor,
Amalgamated Bank of South Africa Limited (ABSA)
Johannesburg South Africa,
Tel: 27-73 135 9177



ATTN: THE DIRECTOR / CEO.


Confidential Business Proposal / Assistance.





Dear Sir,

In order to transfer out (US$10.4 Million) Ten Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA Limited (ABSA), I am mandated by my colleagues to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am DR. Tara Zuma, the Chief auditor of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA Limited (ABSA), there is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1998 nobody has operated this account. After going through some old files in the records, WE discovered that if this money were not transferred urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Engr. Leopold Donald Prantz, a foreigner, and miner at Kruger gold company and he died since 1998.

Interestingly, no other person except my three colleagues knows about the dormant nature of this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and the amount involved is (US$10.4M) Ten Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. WE want to transfer this fund from this account into a safe foreigners account outside South Africa, but I do not know any foreigner that I can trust hence my contacting you. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this 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 owner of the account, Leopold Donald Prantz is a foreigner too.

In view of the information we have, we must inform you that the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which we will give to you latter.We will do this only if you convince me that you are able and capable to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust for our mutual benefit.

Furthermore, It is important that I inform you clearly that this transaction is 100% risk free and the major thing we demand from you is to remain trust worthy and assure me that this money will be intact when transferred to your account pending when we meet for us to share the money. Once the money is transferred to your account, we shall destroy all documents relating to the transfer of this money so that it cannot be traced. We will also use our position and influence to obtain all legal approvals and documentation for onward transfer of this money with appropriate clearance from relevant Ministries and foreign exchange department.

Finally, for your efforts/assistance, we are willing to give you 20% of the money while 5% will be set aside (in principle) for both local and international expenses incurred in the course of this transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you on the above telephone and fax number and please include all your personal information, telephone and fax numbers too.

Best regards,

DR. Tara Zuma.

N.B:Please your urgent response is needed. Due to the nature of the transfer, we need to hasten up as quick as we can to transfer this money out of South Africa. Remember to keep this transaction confidential because of our position.












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