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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • abwilliams_esq@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ascom Ascom" <ascom11@msn.com>
Reply-To: abwilliams_esq@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:32:04 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

>From the Desk of: ENGR. MRS. GERT MANIFAR [B.SC, M.SC, Ph.D., MNIE, FIE]

DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

NELSON MANDELA BUILDING,

PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA.

EMAIL- ascom1@walla.com or abwilliams_esq@yahoo.com

ATTENTION: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

Dear Sir,

VERY URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues. Your particulars were given to me by a member of the South
Africa Export Promotion Council (S. E. P. C.) who was with the federal
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 herein under for the benefit of all parties and hope you will
keep it as top secret because of the nature of this business.

I am ENGR.MRS. GERT MANIFAR Director Of Project implementation, South Africa
Ministry Of Energy and Natural Resources. I am making this contact with you,
based on the committee’s need for an Individual/company who is willing to
assist us in the execution of this business. Within the Ministry Of Energy
And Natural Resources. Where I work as a Director of the Project
Implementation and with the good co-operation of four other top officials,
we have in our possession as over due payment bills, totaling Twenty One
Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$21,400,000). Which
we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of A Foreign
Company/individual to receive the said funds on our behalf. More so, we are
handicap in these circumstances, as the south African civil services code of
conduct does not allow us to operate an offshore account. Hence your
importance I this transaction.

This amount $21.4Million represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of y ministry be a foreign contracting Firm, which we the
Officials over invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost has
been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the
said amount, which we have in principles gotten approvals to remit by Key
Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T.). To any Foreign Bank Account you will
provide by filing an application through the Ministry Of Justice 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 you should be
willing to assist us in this transaction, Your share of the sum is 30% of
the $21.4Million, 60% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses
and remaining 5% will be for charity organization. This transaction it self
is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with utmost Secrecy and
Confidentiality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed mu confidence in
you and hope that you will not disappoint me. I want to assure you that my
partners and myself are in the position to make the payment of this claim
possible, provided that you can give us a very strong assurance and
guarantee that the funds will be secured and please, remember to treat this
matter very confidential, because we will not comprehend with any form os
exposure as we are still in active Government service.

Please, respond directly to my email Once again, remember that time is of
great essence in this transaction. I will in anticipation of your fullest
co-operation. Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully ENGR. MRS. GERT. MANIFAR

DIRECTOR PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION


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