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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: "jos man" <josman2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ji_manns@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:27:54 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER ASSISTANCE
FROM. JOHNSON MANDELA
TEL: 27-83-526-6811
FAX:27-11-507-5234
AUDITTING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
ATTN:DIRECTOR/C.E.O.
DEAR,
TREAT AS URGENT
I Know you will be surprise to read from me, but consider this letter as a
request from someone in dire need of assistance.I am MR.JOHNSON MANDELA,
the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Amalgamated
Bank of South Africa (ABSA), with due respect and regards, I have decided to
contact you on this business transaction that will be beneficial to both of
us at the end of this transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in the bank my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person, a foreigner, who
died on November 1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in the
account with the bank without any claim of the money in our custody either
the family or relatives before our discovery to this department.
Although, personally, I kept the information secret within myself and my
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful
during the time of execution. The said amount is US$15.5M(fifteen milion,
five hundred thousand united states dollars). As it may interest you to know
I got your contact details through the Internet.
I believe you will be viable and capable to champion a business of such
magnitude without problem. Meanwhile all the arrangements to put claim over
this fund as the next of kin of the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer the this money to your foreign private / company account has been
put in place and directive / information needed will be relayed to you as
soon as you indicate your interest and willing to assist us and also benefit
yourself to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and would eventually raise eye on my side during the time of transfer
because I wok in the Bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a
second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with
affidavit of trust of oat to the bank and also present a foreign account
where he will need the money to be re transferred into on his request
as it may be, after due verification and larification by designated bank
account.
will not fail to tell you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum
as gratification, and 65% will be for me and my partners, 5% will be mapped
out for the expenses that will be incurred in the course of the transfer.
Please you have been advised to keep to secret as we are still in service
and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask us to come over to your country for
subsequential sharing of the funds according to percentage previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any other
country you may advise us to invest.
All other necessary information will be sent to you as soon as I hear from
you through the above telephone fax numbers above, I suggest you come to us
as soon as possible stating you wish in this deal and not forgetting to
include your direct telephone and fax numbers for effective communication
and confidentiality of this transaction.
Treat as urgent,
Yours Sincerely,
MR.JOHNSON MANDELA
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