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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: wilsonmalanga@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:56:39 -0800
Subject: ++URGENT REPLY NEEDED!!!
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel:+27 73-324-4277
Fax:+27 83-985-9688
EMAIL: wilsonmalanga@netscape.net
GREETINGS.
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 26 MILLION DOLLARS)
FROM OUR BANK. I HAVE
THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU 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 MR.WILSON MALANGA AN ACCOUNTANT IN ABSA BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA PLC.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND
SINCE 1990 NOBODY
HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING
THROUGH SOME OLD FILES
IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT
THIS MONEY OUT
URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A
FOREIGNER, AND THE
MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A
CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY
PROFESSION AND HE DIED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG
PRETORIA -JOHANNESBURG EXPRESS WAY.
SINCE 1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT
OR ANY THING
CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY
AND MY INVESTIGATION
PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD (26 MILLION
DOLLARS). I WANT TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT
ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A
FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS
MONEY CAN NOT 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 IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS
WHO IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I
KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW
OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS A REAL AND
A GENUINE BUSINESS
I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER
,WITH THE BELIEVE IN
GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS
BUSINESS. YOU ARE THE ONLY
PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SO
PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO
THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE
URGENTLY.
I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING
AGREEMENT TO BIND US
TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A
FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANY
ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE
REMMITTED.AND I WILL FLY
TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AS WELL
AS DISCUSSING OTHER INVESTMENTS
MODALITIES.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A
FOREIGNER WITH
FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR
CO-OPERATION TO MAKE
THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO
APPROVE THIS PAYMENT
TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS
ACCOUNT, WHICH I
WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER , IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH
THE FULL CAPABILITY
TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT 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 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE I NEED
YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND
TRUST. THE MOMENT YOU INDICATE FUL INTEREST,I WILL
SEND TO YOU EITHER BY ATTACHMENT
OR BY FAX
ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NEEDED COUPLE WITH MY
POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN
TRANSFER
THIS MONEY TO ANY
FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE
WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS
MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN
YOUR COUNTRY FOR
SHARING. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE
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 YOUR
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 ACCOUNT. I WILL
USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL
APPROVALS AND ONWARD
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH
APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF
THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE
GIVEN 20% OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR
EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES
MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERING.
DO PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR THE FOLLOWING :
PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
THIS IS TO ENHANCE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY VIA THIS
EMAIL: wilsonmalanga@netscape.net .
YOURS TRULY,
WILSON MALANGA
Tel:+27 73-324-4277
Fax:+27 83-985-9688
EMAIL: wilsonmalanga@netscape.net
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