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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: "zuma patrick" <zumapatrickabsa@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:43:53 +0000
Subject: FROM PATRICK ( VERY URGENT).
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA)
HEADQUARTER, JOHANNESBURG 2198
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
FROM: MR. ZUMA PATRICK.
TEL: +27-73-302-6564
Dear Beloved,
Please permit me to introduce my humble self, I am Mr. Zuma Patrick, I am
the Manager International Relations with Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA), I 'm 41yrs old, I got your address from the internet, and my
confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and reply
me immediately. Although we have not met before I suggest that this
transaction will bring us together.
My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner based here in South Africa with his
wife and two children .He has being banking with our bank for the past 5yrs.
some time August 2002, he was on his way to his house with his families
unfortunately they ran into a Trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and he died at
the spot with his families no single soul was saved because his car got
burnt. He and his entire family were Confirmed dead. My Board of Directors
and Board Management of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA) has mandated
and instructed me to look for his Relation/relatives and his next of Kin to
come and claim his Fund, Since August 2003 till date, I have been looking
for his relations and relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim his Fund which
he deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3 days,
his Ambassador told me that he has no relation and no next of kin, their
Ambassador told me that he used his first son as his next of kin, but it is
quite unfortunate that he died with all his family members.
The reason why I contacted you is,that the man is dead, and his only son who
supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As at this
moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this money from our bank. The
board directors and management of our bank has told me that if nobody or
person[s] apply for the claim of his Fund, the bank will return his Fund
into our Federal Reserve.
In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of
the Late customer; I want you to act as his relative, so that you will
inherit his Money which he deposited with our bank, it might interest you to
know that the man made a special deposit with our Bank and he has a total
sum of US$9.2M (Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) and this money is
still in with my bank as unclaimed money.
This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the
Manager for International Relations with Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA), and the Management and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for
me to provide any Relation or next of Kin to the late customer, of which I
told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.
Finally, if you are interested contact me on the above telephone or email
for further procedure. Note: all legality in this transaction must be fully
observed to ensure a success transfer. A separate account must be open where
the said amount will be transfer.
Please feel free to ask any questions. We will share the money 50-50; you
will take 50% of the US$9.2M and 50% will be mine.
Remember that this transaction require your confidentiality.
Waiting for your immediate response.
Thanks and have a nice day. God bless
Mr. Zuma Patrick
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