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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: "MR. PETER SHABANGU" <urgent_p@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:31:59 +0100
Subject: OPPORTUNIT FOR YOU
FROM: MR.PETER SHABANGU
TEL:+27-83-416-7147
Attn:Director/C.E.O
Dear Sir/Madam
First, let me start by introducing my self as MR. PETER SHABANGU, the first
son of MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since
29th April 1996 to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa
MR THABO MBEKI.
After due deliberation , I decided to contact you for your assistance in
standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$18.7Million ( Eighteen Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States) You can view my mother's profile at
this website www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then click on Deputy
Minister, and finally, click on Safety and Security and read about my mother
.
THE PROPOSAL; After the swearing in ceremony making my mother the Deputy
Minister of Safety and Security, my father MR. NDEBELE SHABANGU died while
he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 1996.
After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account
which amounted to the sum of US$18.7 Million with a security and finance
institution in South Africa of which I will divulge information to you when
I get your full consent and support to go for a change of beneficiary and
subsequent transfer of the funds into a comfortable and conducive bank
account of your choice.
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 1990 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 definitely affect my mother's political career in government
hence i do not want my mother to know about this to avoid her jeopardising
this opportunity for us. Therefore I want your assistance by providing bank
account so that this fund could be wired into your account directly without
any hitch. As soon as the fund gets to your account, 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 then come to your
country to discuss on business investments. For your assistance, I am
offering you 35% of the total sum. 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 or
phone me on the above telephone TEL:+27-83-416-7147
You are required to send down your private telephone /fax number for easy
communication between you and the bank during the transfer. Please I do not
need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this
transaction must succeed. If you do not feel comfortable with this
transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours faithfully,
MR.PETER SHABANGU
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