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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 KHUMALO MOMO" <khumalomomo30@easyinfomail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kh_momo43@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:41:57 -0800
Subject: URGENT TRANSFAR NEEDED
FROM THE DESK OF: DR.Khumalo Momo
ISLE OF HOUGHTON,1ST FLOOR WILDSVIEW,
ENTRANCE 2,BOUNDARY ROAD,
HOUGHTON ESTATE 2198,
SOUTH AFRICA
TELEPHONE +27-833-451-637
ATTN: CEO / DIRECTOR,
I am DR.Khumalo Momo Branch Manager in Amalgamated Bank of
South Africa (ABSA) , Isle of Houghton,1st Floor
Wildsviewentrance 2,Boundary Rd Houghton Estate 2198
Branch, I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. A British Oil consultant and
contractor with the Kruger Gold Company, Mr. Arthur
Billings made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at USD$15.5,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in my
branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent
a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Arthur Billings
died in a plane crash in Egypt Air Flight 990,1999 air
crash(for more information about this crash and person you
can contact this website:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm Since
we got this information about his death and on further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Arthur Billings did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of USD$15.5000,000.00 is
still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one
will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Laws of South Africa , at the expiration of 7
(seven)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
South Africa Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Arthur
Billings so that the fruits of this old man's labor will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your
full names and address so that the attorney will prepare
the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in
place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of
an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and
to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 65% for
me and 30% for you and 5% will be mapped out for
re-imbursement of any expenses that both of us may incur in
the course of this transaction.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as
the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via the private email address above. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent call/ reply via my confidential email
address.
Thanks and God Bless
Regards,
DR.Khumalo momo.
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