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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: "chris douglas" <admin@mineralandenergydepartment.org>
Reply-To: directorprojectimplementation@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 15:12:42 +0000
Subject: Engr. Chris Douglas
Department of Mineral & Energy (DME).
Republic of South Africa,
Pretoria.
Dear Prospective Partner,
I am Engr. Chris Douglas, Director of Project Implementation South Africa
Department of Minerals & Energy. First and foremost, I apologized using this
medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude.
Be informed that I got your particulars from a member of the South Africa
Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was at the Government delegation to
your country during a trade exhibition. 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 Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of
Project Implementation and with the co-operation of other officials, we have
in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Sixteen Million, Four
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$16,400,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
co-operation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on 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$16.4m) 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 gotten approvals to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any
foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an application through
the Justice Department 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 propose that should you be
willing to assist us in
this transaction, your share of the sum will be 20% of the US$16.4 million,
70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses and the remaining
5% will be for Charity Organisation.
The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with
utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Also, your area of specialization 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.
I want to assure you that myself 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, it is pertinent to inform you that time is of the essence in this
transaction.
I wait in anticipation your fullest co-operation.
Thanks and God Bless you.
Yours truly,
Engr. Chris Douglas
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