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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: "peter kalu" <p_kalu01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: peterkalu2000@sify.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:12:25 -0400
Subject: Hello,did you receive my mail!!!
Good Day,
I am MR.PETER KALU,Corporate Finance Manager in my local branch of
Standard Bank Here in South Africa.On April 17, 2001 one Mr. Robert
Johnson,an
American National,a consultant with a leading Conglomerate, made aDeposit,
valued at (US$4.9M) Four million Nine hundred Thousand dollars for twelve
calendar months in my Bank Branch.Upon Maturity, we 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 that
MR.ROBERT
JOHNSON died from an automobile accident. On further investigation,it was
discovered that he died without making a Will and all attempts to trace his
next
of kin was fruitless.More investigations revealed that Late Robert Johnson
did not declare any next of kin or Relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The total sums 4.9
million dollars is still in my bank. No one will ever come forward to claim
it.
In accordance with the South African banking Laws at the expiration of 4
(four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if
nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to late MR.ROBERT JOHNSON so that you and I can benefit
from it to enhance humanitarian Organization Worldwide. Upon acceptance of
this proposal, I shall send to you a detailed information on how this deal
would be transacted. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the
drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late MR.ROBERT JOHNSON and to
obtain
all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary Documentation for
payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.The money will be
shared in the ratio of Sixty percent for me(60%), thirty five percent for
you(35%) and five percent(5%) for any arising contingencies during the
course of
this business.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use
my
position as the Bank's corporate Finance Manager to secure approvals and
guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. It will take between
7-10
working days to conclude this transaction. Please be informed that your
utmost
confidentiality is required.
Should you be willing to assist,Please reply me immediately and
include your private phone number for voice contact and fax number so I can
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. An early response will be appreciated.
Best Regards.
MR.PETER KALU(ACCA).
(Corporate Finance Manager)
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