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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: mccarthy benedict <mcc_bt2003@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: mccarthybenedict@yahoo.ie
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:13:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MR. MCCARTHY BENEDICT


3/5 RIDER HAGGARD
CLOSE, JO, BORTO:
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +277 34 557 921
TEL: +871 762 606695
FAX: +871 762 606697
EMAIL :Reply to: mccarthybenedict@yahoo.ie
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 126,000.000.00 USD}
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLAR
ATTENTION: CEO,
Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Mccarthy Benedict. the Auditor General of one
of the prime banks here South Africa, during the
course of our auditing,I discovered a floating fund
in an account opened in the bank in 1995 and since
1998 nobody has operated on this account again,
after going through some old files in the records I
discovered that the owner of the account died
without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if
I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.Seaman, a
foreigner, and an
industrialist, and he died, since 1996. and no other
person knows about
this account or any thing concerning it, the account
has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that Allan P. Seaman until his death was the
manager Diamond Safari [pty]. S.A.
We will start the first transfer with twenty six
million [$26,000.000]
upon successful transaction without any disappoint
from your side, we
shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest
amount to your
account.
The amount involved is (USD 126 M) One hundred and
twenty six million
United States Dollars only. I want to first transfer
$26,000.000 [Twenty six million United States
Dollar] from this money into a safe foreigners
account abroad before the rest, but I don?t know any
foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money can not be approved to a local
person here, without valid international foreign
passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner
with valid international passport or drivers license
and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars
and the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman
is a foreigner too,and the money can only be
approved into a foreign a/c. However, we will sign a
binding agreement, to bind us together.
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that
you will never let me down in this business. Send
also your private telephone and fax number including
the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.
I want us to meet face to face to build confidence
and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us
together before transferring the money to any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe.
Before we fly to your country for withdrawal,
sharing and investments.I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine, Because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you,upon your positive
response and once I am convinced that you are
capable and will meet up with instruction of a key
bank official who is deeply involved with me in this
business.
I need your strong assurance that you will
never,never let me down.With my influence and the
position of the bank official we can transfer this
money to any foreigner?s reliable account which you
can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending our
physical arrival in your country for sharing.
The bank official will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money
leaving no trace to any place and to build
confidence you can come immediately to discuss with
me face to face after which I will make this
remittance in your presence and three of us will fly
to your country at least two days ahead of the money
going into the account.
I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to
act and receive this fund in your account. I will
use my position and influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 20% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, while 8% will be for
expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of
transferring, while 2% for
charity, as a mark of God?s gratitude for the
blessing.
I look forward to your earliest reply,
Regards,
Mr. Mccarthy Benedict
mccarthybenedict@yahoo.ie





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