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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: "makelele thambo" <jamesabebe1@msn.com>
Reply-To: makelelethambo@sify.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:21:58 +0000
Subject: Partnership Trustee
Dear Sir,
It is with great privilege and utmost respect that I have undertaken to
request for a partnership relationship from you. So, I would crave your
indulgence and ask that you take this very seriously and not consider it as
one of those sorts. I and my colleagues have decided to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in re-profiling fund which we want kept safely
overseas under your supervision and do trust that you will treat it with
utmost confidentiality.
Kindly pardon the use of a medium as informal as this is for reaching out to
you to make a request of great importance to us.
Within the Department of Mineral and Energy where I work as a Director of
Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two other
senior officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US dollars
which we require an assistance of a foreigner to be able to transfer
abroad. The said funds represent an excess of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm which is
to the tune of US$19,400,000.00(Nineteen Million Four Hundred Thousand US
Dollars), though the actual contract cost has been paid out to the original
contractor.
I have the authority of my partners involved to negotiate your share as
compensation should you be willing to give us the necessary assistance and
co-operation to carry out this business. The business is completely safe and
secure so long it is treated with utmost confidentiality. It does not
matter whether you or your company does contract projects as a transfer of
powers will be secured in favor of you or your company. Also, your area of
operation is no barrier to the successful execution of this transaction. I
have reposed my confidence in you and trust that you will not disappoint us.
Kindly notify me by FAX: 27-11 432-502 or email address,
makelelethambo@sify.com
For further details upon your acceptance of this proposal as I may not be
available because of my very busy schedule and would definitely get back to
you.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
Regards,
Mr. Makelele Thambo.
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