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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: dshankah@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:53:49 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
FROM:MR DENNY SHANKAH
CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)
ATTN: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
DEAR SIR/MADAM
I WILL LIKE TO BEGIN BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. MY NAME IS MR. DENNY SHANKAH
A NATIVE OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA AND A SENIOR EMPLOYEE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES CURRENTLY HERE IN SPAIN ON A
TRADE MISSION.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO SOLICIT YOUR COOPERATION IN ORDER TO REDEEM
AN INVESTMENT INTEREST CURRENTLY BEING HELD UNDER TRUST WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN
MINISTRY OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES. THE SAID INVESTMENT NOW VALUED
AT US$9,500,000.00 MILLION WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY MR. LUCIO MANFRED
AND LEASED TO THE TRANSVAAL ORANGE MINING CORPORATION IN 1975.
SINCE THE MATURITY OF THIS CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER 1998, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS
HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT SUCCESS TO CONTACT MR. LUCIO MANFRED OR ANY OF HIS
CLOSE RELATIVES IN WHOSE FAVOUR THE INVESTMENT CASH VALUE CAN BE PAID.
MY PARTNER WHO IS THE ACCOUNTS DIRECTOR AT THE MINISTRY OF MINING AND TWO
OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE INITIATED THE PROCESS OF FILLING A CLAIM FOR THIS
MONEY WITH THE HOPE OF HAVING THE FUNDS TRASFERED ABROAD, WE REQUEST THAT
YOU LET MY PARTNERS FILE A CLAIM FOR THIS MONEY FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY
OF MINNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES INDICATING THAT YOU WERE APPOINTED BY MR.
LUCIO TO BE THE BENEFICIARY TO THIS FUND.WHEN THE CLAIM IS APPROVED, YOU
AS THE BENEFICIARY WILL BE PAID THE SUM OF US$9,500,000.00 (UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).
SINCE THE MONEY WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE,
YOU HAVE A LIABILITY TO ENSURE THAT MY PARTNERS AND I RECEIVE 75% OF THE
TOTAL SUM WHILE YOU KEEP 20% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% WILL BE MAPPED OUT
FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MAY INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE
WE URGE YOU TO KEEP THIS MATTER VERY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN
ACTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT MY PARTNERS ARE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THE PAYMENT
OF THIS CLAIM POSSIBLE PROVIDED YOU CAN GIVE US VERY STRONG GUARANTEE THAT
OUR SHARE WILL BE WELL SECURED AND THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR
POSITIONS SINCE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO A BANK ACCOUNT
THAT YOU WILL NOMINATE.
BE ASSUERD THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN VIEW OF THIS
CLAIM.IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE WITH NO RISK INVOLVED AND IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO
ANY ENQUIRY SINCE MY PARTNERS WILL BE HANDLING THE CLAIM DIRECTLY IN SOUTH
AFRICA ON OUR BEHALF.
I DO HOPE MY PROPOSAL WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER, SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE CLARIFICATION
ABOUT THE CLAIM.
FORWARDS YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (dennyshankah@netscape.net)or(dshankah@netscape.net)
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONS WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS.
YOURS TRULY,
MR. DENNY SHANKAH.
___________________________________________________________
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