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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: "Motshekga Jerry" <jerry_mot@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:29:17 -0700
Subject: Urgent
Sir,
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on
behalf of my colleagues. Your information was given to
me by a member of the South African Export Promotion
Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation
on a trip to your country for a United Nations
bilateral conference talk on sustainable development
to encourage foreign investors. I have decided to seek
a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of a business hereunder for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will keep it to YOURSELF because of the
nature of the business.
Within the Department of Minerals and Energy where I
work as an assistant Director of Audit, with the
co-operation of two other top officials, we have in
our possession an overdue contractor payment in US
Dollars funds.
The said funds represent certain percentage of the
contract value executed on behalf of my Department by
a foreign contracting firm, (Pearls Ltd) which we the
officials over-invoiced to A CERTAIN amount
Since the present elected Government is determined to
pay foreign contractors all debts owed, so as to
maintain good relations with foreign governments and
non-governmental agencies, we included our bills for
approvals with the Department of Finance and the
Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA). We are 100+% sure
of funds approvals to anyone or company we (The Audit
Committee) recommend as part of the sub-contractors
who did jobs for the Department. We are seeking your
assistance to front as ONE OF THE SUB-CONTRACTORS, and
we can make claim of the unclaimed funds, since we are
not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details and
change of beneficiary sub-contractor information upon
application for claim to reflect payment and approvals
will be secured on behalf of You/your Company.
My colleagues and I are prepared to give you US$1.5m
while we take US$7.4m and the balance of US$6.3m for
taxes and miscellaneous expenses incurred.
This business is completely safe and secure, provided
you keep every detail to yourself. It does not matter
whether You/your Company is a sub-contractor, as a
transfer of rights will be secured in favor of
You/your Company through the Federal high Court of
South Africa before we can proceed.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you
will not disappoint us. Kindly notify me by email:
jerry_mot@yahoo.com
Yours Faithfully,
Motshekga . S. Jerry (Mr.)
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