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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: pius_r@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:21:18 -0800
Subject: URGENT TRANSACTION

Attn: From the desk of Pius Radebe,




Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Pius Radebe, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am
an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining &
Natural Resources. First and foremost, I apologised using this medium
to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is
due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be
informed that a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council
(SEPC) who was at the Government delegation to your country during a
trade exhibition gave your enviable particulars to me. I have decided
to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the
deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you
will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
Executive Accountant and with the co-operation of two other top
officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totalling
Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars
(US$14,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance

and co-operation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said
fundson our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive

such funds.
More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa
Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore
account hence your importance in the whole transaction.

This amount (US$14.5m) represents the balance of the total contract
value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting
firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the
actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving
the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles
got approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank
account you will provide by filing in an application through the
Justice Ministry here in South Africa for the transfer of rights and
privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to discuss on the
modalities of sharing with you. Your share of the sum will be 25% of
the USD$14.5Million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses.
The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it
with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also, your area of
specialisation is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will
not disappoint me.

Endeavour to contact me immediately even if u are not interested,
as it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out
this deal I want to assure you that me and my partners are in a
position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can
give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that our share will be
secured and please remember to treat this matter as very confidential
matter, because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we
are still in active Government Service and remember once again that
time is of the essence in this business.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation. kindly contact me
through this email address: : pius_radebe@mail2world.com,to entertain any
questions concerning the clarity of this transaction.

Yours faithfully,

Pius Radebe


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