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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: Harrison Tuwa <harrisol2003tuwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:12:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM :HARRISON TUWA.
23 SANTON AVE, SANTON.
JOHANESSBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TELE:27-84-876-4192.
E-MAIL:harrisol2003tuwa@yahoo.com
Att: Managing Director | CEO .
I am Mr Harrison Tuwa,the first son of Dr Steven Tuwa,the former Minister of finance in the defunct SierraLeone. With regards to the detailed information and recommendation of your company by the South AfricanTrande Journal, I wish to request for the confidential transfer of Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars(US$27,000,000.00) into your company’s or your
private account for safe keeping because of the political problem in my country.
This money is some of the acquired wealth of my late father when he was the Minister of finance in the Republic of Sierra Leone, he deposited it in a Security and Finance Company here in South Africa because he was not granted the right to operate an account due to his position in Government, He avoided all traces as to ensure the safety of his hard earned money for future investment purpose. However in his “Will” which was authenticated by our lawyer. He drew my attention to this money with all depository agreement entered between him and the Security Company which is now in my possession.
Following these unprecedented problem, I was therefore obliged to seek for a reliable God-fearing person who will assist my mother, myself and junior ones to ensure that this fund leaves South Africa because my country in now having a cordial relationship with South Africa and I wouldn’t want to jeopardize the safety of this money.
My mother, myself and my junior ones have unanimously resorted to offer you 30% of this money, should you assist us to enable the transfer of the fund and keep 70% for our future investment in your country.
All I want from you now, is for you to come down to South Africa and assist me by opening a non-resident account in your name where this money will be deposited in readiness for an onward transfer to your personal bank account abroad, since I am an asylum seeker here, as such I cannot operate an account here in South Africa, I have also made all necessary
arrangemens with both our banker and our lawyer in order to assist us and ensure a smooth transfer of this fund into your account.
Please kindly reply this message through this e-mail address or telephone numbers above in order to ensure a more elaborate discussion of this matter.
I am yours truly,
Mr HARRISON TUWA.
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