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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: miketami@executivemail.co.za
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:19:56 +0200
Subject: Thanks For Your Concern
FROM THE DESK OF:MR.M. MOREBE,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PRETORIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA,
Email: mmorebe@zwallet.com
Tel: 27 72 135 8631
Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
My name is Mr.Mike Morebe a director in the department of Agriculture
Pretoria, Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa. Forgive my indignation
if this message comes to you as a surprise. I have decided to contact you on
this project that will be very beneficial to both of us During our last auditing in this department, I discovered some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreign contractor in the department: Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.
His file has been dormant in this department without any claim of the fund
in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this development. The
said amount is U.S 25.5.(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).Their death occurred Naturally. Please View the website below for an insight of what i am telling you.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
Please note that the fact that you are not a Taiwanese will not pose any
problem for the successful transfer of this funds into your account. All
arrangements to claim this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased
has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your
self from this great business opportunity.
In this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to this department and
also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request. The law stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed after seven years, the money will be transferred into the
state treasury as unclaimed funds. The request of a foreigner as next of kin
in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a
foreigner.
I as a native of South Africa cannot stand as next of kin. I don't want this
money to go into the state treasury as unclaimed Bill. Be assured this
transaction is 100% risk free. In conclusion of this Project, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 65% will be for me
and my colleague then 5% for expenses in the course of this
transaction. Please you have been advised to keep this as a "top secret" as I
am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.
I will fly down to your country for the sharing of the fund according to percentages indicated above and further investments will be discussed.
On your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief discussion before
we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you don't want to assist
me. I look forward to receive your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mike Morebe.
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