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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: john-muzi@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:31:28 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY
Mr.John Muzi
department of Minerals and Energy
Pretoria,Republic of South Africa
Hello
I am Mr.John Muzi, Director of Project, South Africa
Department of Minerals & 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.
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 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 Minerals & Energy where I work as
a Director of Project and with the co-operation of two
other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue
payment bills totaling Twenty - Two Million, Five Hundred
Thousand U. S Dollars (US$22,500,000.00) 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 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$22.5m) 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 Department 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 discuss on
the modalities of sharing with you. Your share of the
entire sum will be US$5Million(22.2%),
US$10.5Million(46.6%)for us and US$7Million (31.1%) 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
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.I wait in
anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
I am available
on my confidential E-mail address above to entertain any
questions concerning the clarity of this transaction.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
Best Regards,
Mr.John Muzi
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