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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 kofo <johnkofo20010@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:12:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ASSISTANCE INVESMENT
NO 10 MOUNT WILLMER 36
ISIPINGO STREEBELLVIEW
EAST, JHB R.S.A.
TEl:+27-824-060-805
ATTN: DIRECTOR /CEO,
PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I AM MR JOHN KOFO, THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF AMALGATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
There was an account opened here in 1980 and since 1990, nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the record, I discovered that if I do not remove this money out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is MR KARL HEINZE WARAF, a foreigner and a miner at Kruger gold company, a geologist by profession and he died since 1990. No other person knows of this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is US$22.5 MILLION (TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND U.S DOLLARS).
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in U.S DOLLARS and the former owner of the
account MR KARL HEINZE WARAF is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know our selves before.
We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take immediately.
Send also your private telephone and fax numbers including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I would want us to meet face to face or to sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice wherethemoney will be safe.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full cooperation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who provides correct information of this account which I will give you letter, immediately you showed your interest and capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit because this kind of opportunity never come twice in ones life.
I need truthful and honest person in this business because I do not want to make mistakes. I need your strong assurance and trust. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 65% for us here while 5% will be for expenses to be incure by both parties throughout the cause of this transaction.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my e-mail, or the tel:+27 824-060-805
Thanks for your understanding,
Best regards,
MR JOHN KOFO
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