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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: "Godwin Sekobe" <mr_godwin@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgsekobe@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:54:49 +0000
Subject: Sincere Request
Dear Friend,
In our search for a trustworthy individual to work with us on a very
importantand confidential project, we came across your esteemed profile.
My name is Godwin Sekobe, a principal executive officer in the audit
department of the Amalgamated Bank of South Africa( ABSA) here in South
Africa. During the yearly preliminary in-house auditing of accounts,I
discovered an account opened in 1998 and since 1999 has remained dormant
which means that nobody has been operating it up till date. The total amount
in this account is $18.6m less accrued interest.
Working together with the audit manager, we decided to investigate this
account for more information. We discovered that the owner of this account,
a foreigner has died intestate leaving no heirs or next of kin who could
make a claim. Presently, we are the only two people in our
organization with access to this information and we have decided to keep it
that way and claim the money for ourselves using a third party who will take
the place of the deceased next of kin.
We will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that the
claim application is given immediate approval. Documents like the death
certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you for onward submission to
the bank.
The project is risk-free as we will use contacts that hold strategic
positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project and
also ensure that all traces of our mutual involvement are
completely wiped off. These presents no problem as all documented evidence
will be directly under their supervision.
We have earmarked a commission of 30% of the total amount for you.The
remaining 70% you will help us invest in profitable stocks and shares when I
come to your country.
Kindly get back to me and I shall provide you with the details of the
transaction as soon as I
hear from you.
Best Regards,
Godwin Sekobe.
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