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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: "Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo" <ask4phumzile@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: phumzile21@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:30:44 +0100
Subject: Best regards
TRADE MISSION/INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
ATTN: Sir/Madam
I am Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo, Minister of Minerals and Energy South Africa. You can View My Profile at: http://www.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp? 1047 I got your address while as the head of a delegation on a trade Mission To your country last year in my search for a reliable individual/company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account this amount of money is total sum of S$22,000000.00 (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars), already extracted from various contracts awarded by my Ministry as a result of deliberate over-invoicing based on a mutual Understanding reached between me and the contractors that were awarded these Contracts.
The money is now floating in the suspense account of Federal Reserve Bank of South Africa waiting claim by Foreign Partner which status we now want you to assume. In my last meeting with other officials involved, it was Unanimously agreed that 30% of the total sum would be given to you. 60% will be for my colleague, and me. While 10% will he used to reimburse the Expenses that may be incurred in the processing of the transfer? I assure you the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved. Likewise, all modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank of South Africa to facilitate the remittance of this money to your designated account.
However. I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more importantly; you will keep this transaction very Confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these official by the Government of South Africa. Your immediate response will be highly appreciated. You can contact through my email phumzile21@yahoo.co.uk , Please treat this information as confidential,
Best regards,
Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo
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