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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: paulzuma@mailbox.co.za
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 15:36:25 +0200
Subject: RE;LETTER
MR PAUL ZUMA.
TELL:27-83-752-9233
E-MAIL:paulzuma@mailbox.co.za
Attention,
My name is Mr. Paul Zuma, an Accountant with Ministry of
Finance. I got your contact through the World Trade
business
journal, and wish to express my willingness to transfer an
overdue contract sum of US$7M, 000,000.00 to your
company?s account, through the Reserve Bank of South
Africa.
SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to
privately contact you for this transaction. I am intending
to retire from government services to private business I
decided to contact you for an urgent business proposal. I
have decided to deal with a neutral person like you because
of the nature of the transaction as I will equally be happy
to arrange with you on terms of trade and possible transfer
of the funds needed for the investment into your
company?s account or personal account.
These funds were incurred as a kick back lifting of gold
product by the Ministry of Natural Resources. This was a
ground plot by some of the key staffs of this ministry for
their selfish interest. It was so unfortunate that they
were removed from office resulting from the change of
Government and policies, which did not favor their
continuous stay in the office. This money (US$7M) is now
floating in the Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund
waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Government policy
on Civil Servants, we are not allowed to own a company or
operate a foreign bank account. Hence my soliciting for
your assistance to enable me receives this fund into your
company?s account or personal account.
To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund
into your bank account successfully within 14 banking days,
I need the following information from you by fax;
Beneficiary?s name, address, private telephone / fax
number. Your bank particulars including your bank name,
address and your account number. Note that as soon as I
receive this information it will be forwarded to the
appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals.
With the modalities I have worked out, it makes it possible
for you to act as a contractor who worked under my ministry
and now waiting to receive his payment and when satisfied
by the agencies your bank account will be credited within
48 banking hours This transfer is risk free having done all
the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of
the fund into your bank account within the shortest period.
I advised that you should keep this transaction a top
secret and rest all correspondence to email, fax, and phone
only, because I am occupying a sensitive position in the
government circle and also this is once in a lifetime
opportunity.
Finally, I want you to assure me that you will work on my
instruction and my own share of the money will be safe. You
will be rewarded with 15% of the total sum for your honest
assistance and co-operation, 5% for all type of expense
that we both parties might incur during the course of this
transaction and the balance of 80% remain for me and my
colleague involved in this procedures. Contact me by phone
or
email for any question and further discussion.
Awaiting your immediate response.
Best regards,
Mr. Paul Zuma
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