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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: "Mr John Jasper" <johnjasper20@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnjasper5@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 02:19:20 -0800
Subject: DIRECTOR AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNITS
DIRECTOR AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNITS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
ABSA BANK LIMITED
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL:johnjasper5@netscape.net
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT, I AM JOHN JASPER, THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT OF ABSA BANK LIMITED OF SOUTH AFRICA. I GOT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS THROUGH BUSINESS ONLINE NETWORK VIA INTERNET AND I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION. DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS THE SUM OF
THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$35,000,000.00) ONLY BELONGING TO A JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE NOVEMBER, 2001 AEROPLANE CRASH BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT I THIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.
ALTHOUGH,I KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MY JURISDICTION TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIMS AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND
OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL. MEANWHILE, ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
AND WILLINGNESS TO BENEFIT YOURSELF FROM THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN FACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE, AS CIVIL SERVANTS WE ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER
BECAUSE WE ARE STAFF OF THE BANK THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS WHY IT REQUIRES A SECOND FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH SOUTH AFRICAN COURT AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE RE TRANSFERRED INTO ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTILTLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNERS HERE. PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP TOP SECRET AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICES AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE SHALL THEN COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUS INDICATED AND FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY CO!
UNTRY YOU MAY ADVICE US TOO. ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, STATING YOUR WISH INTHIS DEAL.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
JOHN JASPER.
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