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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: "felix tonica" <felixtonica@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: felitonic@networld.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:41:25 +0000
Subject: PLEASE TREAT URGENTLY !!
5th Floor,
Cannon Bridge House,
25 Dowgate Hill,
Johannesburg
South Africa
Good day,
With due respect I would like to disclose a mutual transaction to you.I am
Mr Felix Tonica a Banker in the Department of
Treasury with Standard Bank South Africa.
On June 6, 1997, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY OF MINES AND POWER (MM&E)Mr. HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE.Made a
numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months,
valued at US$18.000.000,00 (Eighteen Million Dollars only) in my branch.Upon
maturity in 2000, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the South African ministry of Mines and power that Mr.
HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE died as a result of torture in the hand of Sadam Hussein
during one of his trips to his country Iraq.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL,and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that mr HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE. did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
Consequently, my proposal is that i want to seek your consent as a
foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to
the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money to your
designated account. All documents and proves to enable you get this
fund will be carefully worked out. I have secured from the probate an
order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I
are assuring you that the business is risk free involvement. Your share
stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose as i will leave
London by the end of the year.
The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within me and
you. As soon as i receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the
necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any
conflict.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, donot take undue advantage of the
trust i have bestowed in you.
PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS
RISK.ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR
REPLY TO THIS BUSINESS.
I am looking forward for your kindly response to my personal email:
ft127@smtp.ru
Regards,
Mr Felix Tonica
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