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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: "Mr.Samuel. M. Kgosi." <skgosi2000@tiscali.it>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 02:21:48 -0700
Subject: Re: New Mail.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Samuel M. Kgosi, with the Stanbic Bank Botswana.This is an urgent
and very confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Botswana
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Anthony Stones made a numbered
time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in
my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the National Petroleum
Corporation that Mr.Anthony Stones died in an automobile accident.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a
WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Anthony
Stones did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$26,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Botswana Law, at
the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to
stand in as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank.
I am writing you because I cannot operate a foreign account due to the
conditions of my employment.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me
and 20% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
Attorney
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address and
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details that will
help you understand the transaction.
Be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real
estate within your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email Above.
Thanks and my regards.
Samuel. M. Kgosi.
Stanbic Bank Botswana.
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