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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: jude james <judejames0001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:55:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM :ENG JUDE JAMES
203 wasey st rosebank
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICAN
:Email:judejames0001@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: 27-83-751-1036
FAX_11-487-1666
ATTN.
URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
My name is ENG. JUDE JAMES am a senior government official in the department of works and housing of the Republic of South Africa. A reliable friend of mine who assured me of your reliability and trust in handling official matters gave your contact to me. Based on this introduction, I have the same view of mutual understanding and trust that you will be reliable and capable enough to assist me in this project, but pending when I hear from you particularly.
I was the chairman of the board in charge of the award, execution and supervision of all contracts in the department of works and Housing ministry. In 1998, I personally monitored and supervised the award of contract for the supply of building materials Eastern Cape, North and East gate of the Natal province. Myself and two of my colleagues, serving in the board, deliberately inflated and over invoiced the contract sum, leaving an excess of US$19,500,000.00 (nineteen) million five hundred thousand united states dollars).
At the completion of the contract, the real contract sum was paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess,which we reported to the federal Government that it belonged to the subcontractor that handled part of the original contract. But the company we submitted as the beneficiary was a non-existing foreign company, which was a purported attempt by us to divert the money for our private use.
Right now this amount is due for payment and is floating in the treasury not attached to anyone. We are only three people who know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by ourselves therefore we are looking for a trust worthy foreign company individual whose name we can use to claim the money and subsequently transfer the money to any account that may be furnished, with whom we will share the money, that is why we contacted you for assistance.
This is strictly a business deal, but it is 100% risk free and secure as we are going to use our official positions to source all necessary approvals legitimizing the contract as genuinely executed by you, and copies of the approval documents will be sent to you before the transfer as proof of origin of transfer, proving the funds to be clean and free of any illicit trade, drug and money laundering.
All necessary arrangement has been put in place in all relevant departments for immediate approval of this payment once any account is submitted.
For your co-operation, we have agreed to give to you 20 % of the entire amount on conclusion of the transaction, 75% will be kept for three of us for investment in your country while 5% will be used to settle for any miscellaneous expenditure incurred in the process of transfer.
Please if you are terested in this proposal, I want you to respond immediately on theabove E-mail address for further information and instruction on how to proceed. This transaction is expected to be completed within 21 working days from the date of receipt of the account information where the money will be transferred.
Thank you for your anticipated
ENG JUDE JAMES
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