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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: Dr.Hilary Colsman <leon_bann00@tatanova.com>
Reply-To: Dr.Hilary Colsman <hilary60@mms2all.com>
Date:
Subject: FROM DR.COLSMAN.
Good day,
Please permit me to contact you through this medium. My name is
Dr.Hilary Colsman, solicitor to the great Yengeni family in South Africa.
Recently, my client's wife Mrs. Susan Yengeni took my attention to the
wide use of her husband's name by some impersonators/Scam artist to defraud
foreigners, claiming to be related to the family. Incase you had received such
email before now, from anyone else, please ignore the email and desist from
it now. She also revealed to me about her husband's funds that is been
deposited in a bank in my country.
For your information: Her husband, Mr. Tony Yengeni was arrested and
charged to court for a multibillion dollar arms deal fraud, which was
politically motivated by his enemies as her husband was the chairman of parliament
in South Africa and the former chief whip of the ruling political party.
We had pleaded guilty in exchange for his acquittal on corruption charges
but were later convicted on trumped-up charges. This led to his bank
accounts in my bank and abroad being frozen.
Now, as a matter of urgency, we need your assistance in the remittance
of the discovered funds abroad. The funds are currently deposited with a
bank in South Africa, which I will disclose to you upon my receipt of your
favorable response and consent in this deal.
The amount is US$22.5 Million United States Dollars, which was deposited
by Mr. Tony Yengeni before his arrest. At the moment, the account is on
Dormancy, because no one has been operating the said account since his arrest.
All the account details and documents where also brought to me by his wife.
I hope you understand.
You can find more about her husband?s predicaments at the following
websites:
http://www.polity.org.za/html/govdocs/pr/2001/pr1003b.html
http://www.go.za/projects/procurement/yengeni.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1577682.stm
http://www.hsf.org.za/focus22/focus22ethics.html
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/10/06/stories/0306000k.htm
http://www.armsdeal-vpo.co.za/articles00/govt_reserves.html
http://www.ifp.org.za/Releases/190303apr.htm
Let me assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. From my
discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable percentage of the
money for your assistance, which will be negotiated and agreed on by both
sides. I am obliged to assist this lady knowing that she has a limited
knowledge in the business world.
I will need from you a mutual understanding and then we shall make plans
of how the funds would be secured into an account in your name.
More so, Thanks and God bless you for your understanding. Please do not
forget to email me your private telephone number so that I can give you a call
to discuss this matter if you are interested in this proposal.
Awaiting your reply via email.
Best regards.
Dr. Hilary Colsman
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