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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: "makelele zuma" <makelelezuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:36:58 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM:MAKELELE ZUMA
EMAIL:makelelezuma@hotmail.com
I am MR MAKELELE ZUMA, the Chief Auditor of the African Development Bank
of South Africa (ADB Bank). I got your contact address from the Trade and
Exhibition Centre here in Johannesburg and you are the only person that I
have contacted in this business with believe that you will not let me down
and we will work together to develop trust and
confidence in this business. After going through some old file in the
records department, I discover that there is an account opened in 1980
belonging to the late Mr. Jerome N. Snaga a foreigner and a miner at Kruger
Gold Company a geologist by profession and since 1990 nobody has operated
the account following Mr. Snagas death in 1990. Since then, no other person
knows about this account, and the amount involved is US$32 million (THIRTY
TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS).
I would like to first transfer US$12 million into your overseas account as a
foreigner because Mr. Snaga was a foreigner then later I will transfer the
remaining US$20 million before joining you in person for disbursement and
investment opportunity which you will be an asset to it. I am only
contacting you because of your foreign status as this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in a foreign currency (US dollars) and former owner of
the account, Mr. Snaga was a foreigner.
Because of the need to involve a foreign account, I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to
approve the payment to whoever has the correct information to this account,
of which I will give you later, if you are able to handle such amount in
strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our
mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in our lives.
I need a trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to make
a mistake and I need your strong assurance, trust and reliability.
With my position now in the office and the influence of the top bank
director of the South African Reserve Bank, I will make sure that this money
is transferred into any reliable account, which you can provide with the
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your
country for my sharing. Your physical presence is also
welcomed in South Africa in which the transfer will be done in your
presence. I will destroy all the documents of the transaction immediately
you receive this money, leaving no trace in any place.
I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in
expectation to a sound management and a good capital returns according to
your advice. Rest assured you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belong
to us now, therefore after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund,
I am offering you 30% of the total fund, 65% will be for my investment while
5% will be set aside for expenses that might be incurred during the cause of
this transaction. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on
this fund transfer and other business ventures will derive a huge success
there after. I will use my position to effect approvals for onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance form from the
ministries and foreign exchange
department. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my
desire that you keep this to yourself and endeavor to furnish me with your
private telephone (mobile preferably), fax numbers and your bank details
where you would like the first payment to be transferred into for a quickly
arrangements and approval.
Looking forward to your urgent respond.
Yours truly,
MAKELELE ZUMA
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