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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: "mrba_n8 ba_n8" <ba_n8@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:16:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL FROM Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy South Africa..
MRS. SUSAN SHAI
Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy
South Africa.
Email bmrba23@yahoo.ca
Dear DIRECTOR
After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your
assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$15.5M ( Fifteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) First, let me
start by introducing myself, I am MRS SUSAN SHAI, a mother of three children
and the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy since 1st April 2003 to date
under the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI.
After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister of Minerals and
Energy, my husband Mr JUMA SHAI died while he was on an official trip to
Trinidad and Tobago in 2004. After his death, I discovered that he had some
funds in a dollar account which mounted to the sum of US$15.5M with DERSET
EAGLE SECURITY AND PRIVATE COMPANY.
This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he
executed with the Government of South Africa. Though I assisted him in
getting this contract but I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I
am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to investigate on
contracts awarded from 1998 to date. If they discover this money in his bank
account, they will confiscate it and seize his assets here in South Africa
and this will definetely affect my political career in government. I want
your assistance in clearing this money from DERSET EAGLE SECURITYAND
PRIVATE COMPANY.
As soon as the fund is cleared, you are expected to move it immediately into
another personal bank account in your country. I will see to it that the
account is not traced from South Africa. As soon as you have confirmed the
fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my Attorney to come
to your country to discuss on business investments.
For your assistance, I am offering you 4 Million (Four million United States
Dollars Only) However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into
agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my
terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email. Due to my sensitive
position in the South African Government, I would not WANT you to call me on
phone or send a fax to me.
All correspondence must be by email to my private email. If you want to
speak with my Attorney, that is fine and okay by me. His chambers will be
representing my interest with you.All correspondence must be made either to
my Attorney Barrister SANTOS ANTOS of kuramo lodge chambers when you reply i
will give you my attorney cantacts details on or send me an email to my
private email box on bmrba23@yahoo.ca
I will also like you to give me your contact address of telephone, fax and
email to enable my Attorney call or reach you from time to time. Please I do
not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this
transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT CALL ME! If you do not feel
comfortable with this transaction,do not hesitate todiscontinue.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours faithfully
MRS. SUSAN SHAI
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