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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: "albert mayo" <albert_mayo8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 11:40:47 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT....
FROM:Mr.Albert Mayo.
CHIEF AUDITOR OF AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
HIGHLAND,JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:+27-734336331.
Email- mayoalbert1@yahoo.co.in
Dear Director,C.E.O,
I know that this business proposal will come to you as surprise since we
don’t know each other before but that doesn't mean that you will not be of a
great help to me, but first let me introduce myself, I am Mr.Albert Mayo,the
CHIEF AUDITOR OF AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
There is an account opened in this bank in 1983 and since 1991 nobody has
operated on this account again but all this came to light after an internal
auditing that I conducted by going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out immediately it would be
forfeited for no reason. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B Andreas,
a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold company, a geologist by profession
and he died since 1990. 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 this company does not know anything
about this account and the amount involved is (US$16M) SIXTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be
approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the
account was MR SMITH B. ANDREAS. We will sign an agreement, but I assure you
that it is real and a genuine business. Please reply urgently so that I will
inform you the next step to take immediately. Send also your private
telephone number and a fax number including the full details of the account
to be used for the deposit.
I want us to meet face to face in other to sign a binding agreement together
so that we can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of
our choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for
withdrawal, sharing and other investments. I am contacting you because of
the need to involve a your full co-operation to make this work fine. I have
a correct information of this account, which I will give to you later, if
you are able and willing to handle such an amount of money in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit
Please I don’t want to make a mistake, I need your strong assurance and
trust. With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreign reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place,You can also come to discuss with
me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and
two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money will
enter the account.
I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approvals and
onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance
forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion
of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount 60% will be for
me, and meanwhile 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
during the process of transferring.
(1)What is the bank faxation where this fund is going.
(2)How many of you are involved in this project.
(3)What is your current possition in the establishment or company where your
working.
(4)I would like you to give me an insight of investing in your country
by a foriegner.
Meanwhile, I would like to receive your private phone fax numbers for easy
communication.
I look forward to your earliest reply. If my proposal is acceptable to you
and you are willing to assist, please let me know so that it will enable me
to start the transfer project and without any delay . Reply to me through
the above phone number and email adress.
I will hang-on until I hear from you soon.
Regards,
Mr.Albert Mayo.(+27-734336331)
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