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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: DRSMITH thabo <absa_bank555_za@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 11:36:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRIVATE MAIL.


FROM: DR SMITH THABO.
THE DESK OF (Auditor ABSA)
105 FOX WAY AVENUE
SANDTON JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL: absa_bank555_za@yahoo.co.uk

MY DEAR FRIEND,

Good day! My name is DR SMITH THABO, an Auditor at Amalgamated Bank of South Africa,there is an account opened n this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this account again.After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently, it would be forfeited.

The owner of this account is Mr.b.andrew , a foreigner and a miner at Kruger Gold company. A Geologist by profession, died in 1990. No one knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as well that this company does not know anything about tis account and the amount in the account at the moment is US$20 Million Dollars (Twenty Million United States Dollars)

As the money is in United States Dollars, I need a foriegn partner/ account to transfer the money overseas thus I am contacting you. Please kindly indicate or if so contact me on the above number to enable me inform you on the step to take.

I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information on this account, which I will give you if you indicate your intrest. I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict confidence because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business relationship because I dont want to make any mistake. I need your strong assurance and confidentiality.

With my position in thisa office I can transfer this money to any reliable foreign account,with the assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for shearing. All documents regarding this transaction will be destryed once I receive confirmation of the money in your account thus leavimg no trace to anything.

I will apply for annual leave to get Visa immediately on confirmation to receive this fund into your designated account with approprate clearance formfrom the Ministries and Foreign Departments.

At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me, While 5% will be for expenses that we might incure during the course of this transaction.

Kindly indicate your private telephone and fax number and also call me on my phone number before sending a fax message for security reasons

Best Regards,

DR.SMITH THABO

(Auditor ABSA)














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