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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: Zulu Mgomeni <zulumgomeni@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:57:09 +0200
Subject: Your consideration
FROM: Zulu Mgomeni
FAX: + 31-847-552-241
EMAIL: zulumgomeni@netscape.net
Dear Sir,
URGENT BUSINESS RELATION
I am Zulu Mgomeni, an assistant accountant with the South Africa Department of Housing in
Johannesburg, South Africa. I am currently in the Netherlands on a trade mission and would soon be
going back to South Africa. It is an agreement between me and my chief accountant to contact
somebody in this business transaction.
Sometime ago, contracts were awarded to foreign firms by the contract award committee of my
department. All contracts have since been executed, and full contract values have been paid to all
contractors concerned. My colleague (the chief accountant) has discovered a total amount of Six million,
five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$6.5 million) not claimed. This money now belongs to nobody or
firm since all contractors have been paid in full.
We now desire to transfer this money (US$6.5 million) into any account which we expect you to provide
for us. For providing the account where we shall transfer the money into, you will receive 30% of the
money and 65% will be for me and my chief accountant. The balance 5% will be set aside as pay-back
for any expenses or bills that may be incurred during the course of this transaction.
It does not matter whether or not you have a company that executes contracts. We have strong and
reliable connections and contacts, and we have no doubt that the full amount will be released if we get
the necessary foreign partner from your country to assist us.
After the successful transfer, I will immediately come over to your country and maybe have our share put
into investment as you may advise us. We shall through our same connections, withdraw all documents
used. The security of this transaction is 100%. There is no risk on both sides. Please keep this
transaction as strictly confidential and please do not discuss this with anybody as it may jeopardize our
chances. Contact me immediately through the above fax number or email address, whether or not you
are interested. If you are not, it will enable me seek for another partner. Send to me your direct and
confidential telephone number for us to have first hand discussion on the modalities.
I await your prompt response.
Thank you.
Zulu Mgomeni
Dept. of Housing
Johannesburg, South Africa.
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