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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: "Aminu Dang" <aminudang@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aminudang1969@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:36:11 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
FROM: AMINU DANG.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Aminu Dang, a Native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural
Resources. First and foremost, I apologised using this medium to reach you
for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that
your enviable credentials/particulars were given to me by a member of the
South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government
delegation to your country during a trade exhibition. I have decided to seek
a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described
hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top
secret because of the nature of this transaction.
Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
Executive Accountant and with the co-operation of four other top
officials,we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totalling
Twenty -Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars
(US$28,500,000.00)which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
co-operation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our
behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such funds. More
so, we are handicapped in the circumstances as the South Africa Civil
Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence
your importance in the whole transaction.
This amount (US$28.5m) represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm which we
the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost
have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune
of the said amount which we have in principles got approval to remit by
Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by
filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in South Africa
for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 25%
of the US$28.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part
provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also, your
area of specialisation is not a hindrance to the successful execution of
this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will
not disappoint me. Endeavour to contact me immediately through my above
telephone and fax number, whether or not you are interested in this deal. If
you are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry
out this deal.
I want to assure you that myself and my partners are in a position to make
the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very strong
assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and please remember
to treat this matter as very confidential matter, because we will not
comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government
Service and remember once again that time is of the essence in this
business.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation. You can contact me via
Yours faithfully,
AMINU DANG.
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