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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: "Dr Kabelo Mbeki" <drkbl1010@msn.com>
Reply-To: drkbl1010@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:14:56 +0000
Subject: FROM : Dr KABELO MBEKI ......
FROM THE DESK OF:Dr KABELO MBEKI,
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT,
DME,SOUTH AFRICA.
Attn: Mr. President / C.e.o
I am Dr KABELO MBEKI, Director of Project, South Africa Department of Mining
& Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the committee's need
for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a
money transfer. First and foremost apologized 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.
In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and
honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and
confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you
in the execution of the deal described Here under 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 Mining of Energy where I work as Director of Project
Implementation and with the co-operation of four other top officials, we
have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Fourteen Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$14,500,000.) which we want
to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation 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 $14.5m 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 gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfer
(K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in 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 should you be
willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 20%
of the$14.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses and while balance 5% will go to charity organisation.
The business itself 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 my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
me.Endeavor to contact me immediately through my e-mail to confirm whether
or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me
scout for another foreign partners to carryout this deal.
I want to assure you that my partners and myself 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 very confidential, because we will not comprehend with
any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service. Once
again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction wait in
anticipation of your
fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr KABELO MBEKI.
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