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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: "Franklin Baressi" <franklinbaressi77@msn.com>
Reply-To: franklin_baressi@zwallet.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:10:45 +0000
Subject: Please Acknowledge Receipt.
Dept. of Mineral and Energy
Johannesburg, South Africa
Dear Friend,
I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your
assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy
of
your country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or
business ethics.
My names are Mr.Franklin Baressi.We are making this venture proposal to you
in
strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa
Government, the South African civil service laws(Code of Conduct
bureau)forbids us to own a foreign account. The money we have in our
possession is
an overdue payment bill totaling Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars US$18,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the
assistance and co-operation of a company/ or an individual to receive
the said funds,via a reliable Bank Account.
If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other
information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to
you
in due course. For your assistance, your share of the entire sum will be
30% amounting to Us$5.55Million of the US$18.5Million, 60% amounting to
US$11.1Million for us and 10% amounting to US$1.85Million will be used
to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of
transferring the funds to your account.
Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when
replying this business proposal I will call you when necessary.If you are
not
interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to contact
other foreign partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.
A swift acknowledgment on the receipt of this mail will be appreciated.
Thank you and God bless you.
Best regards,
Mr.Franklin Baressi
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