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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: "lewis musasike" <lewis_musasike_3@msn.com>
Reply-To: mlm303030@walla.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:00:51 +0000
Subject: FROM:Mr. Lewis
Mr. Lewis Musasike
Development Bank of Southern Africa.
1258 Lever Road,
Headway Hill,
Midrand,
Republic Of South Africa.
Hello,
I am Mr. Lewis Musasike, General Manager (Treasury) of Development Bank of
Southern Africa. This is an urgent and very confidential business
proposition.
On June 6, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South African
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr.Craig Anderson made a numbered
time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$15,500,000.00,(Fifteen Million, five hundred thousand Dollars).
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 National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Craig Anderson died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I
found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Craig
Anderson did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$15,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to South African Law,
at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership
of the 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 owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing
you because I as a public servant, I cannot operate a foreign account.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able to claim
them with the help of my attorney. This is simple. I will like you to
provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will
prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as the
beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and
30% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
Attorney. If you are interested, please reply immediately via my private
email address : mlm3030@walla.com and upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be
rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real estate
within your country.
Due to the confidentiality nature of this Transaction our communication can
only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email above.
Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Lewis Musasike.
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