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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. R. Morrison" <morris0_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:37:29 +0200
Subject: Business Relationship.
From: Dr. Roland Morrison,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Attn: Manager/CEO
Dear Sir,
Business Relationship.
I am Dr. Roland Morrison, Director Project Implementation with Eskom South
Africa, and a member of the Contract Tender Board{CTB}of the above
Corporation.
Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the South African
chamber of commerce & industry. In my search for a reliable individual or
company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction, which involves
the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign bank account.
This amount of money is a total of US$18,500,000.00{Eighteen million, five
hundred thousand United States Dollars},already extracted from various
contracts awarded by my Corporation. As a result of
over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials, has been drafted to
represent final payment
for a contract that has been executed to the corporation some years back.
The money is now floating in the Suspense account of the South African
Reserve bank awaiting claim by foreign partner which status we now want you
to assume.
Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction following the
presidential directive to pay all foreign companies or individuals owed by
the government. In my last meeting with the officials involved, it was
unanimously agreed that 15% of the total sum will be given to you, 80% will
be for me and my colleagues while 5% will be used to reimburse any expenses
that may be incured in the preocess of this transfer. I assure you that 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 FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK to Facilitate the remittance
of this money into 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 officials by the government of South
Africa
Meanwhile, your immediate response will be highly appreciated. Please treat
this information as confidential.
Best Regards,
Dr. Roland Morrison.
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