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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: felixhamanus@yahoo.ie
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 08:04:14 +0200
Subject: RE
DR.FELIX HAMANUS,
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
PRETORIA,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Sir/Madam,
CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues. Your information was given to me by a member of the South
African Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government
delegation on a trip to your country for a bilateral conference talk to
encourage foreign investors. I have decided to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in the execution of the deal hereunder for the
benefit
of all parties and hope you will keep it confidential because of the
nature
of this business.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director
of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two
other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US
funds.
The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,
which we
the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$26.500, 000.00
(Twenty-Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars).Though the actual contract
cost
has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance
unclaimed.
Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with
foreign governments and non-government agencies, we included our bills
for approvals with the Department of Finance and the South Africa
Reserve
Bank (SARB). We are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of
the
unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed
to operate foreign accounts.
Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for
claim to reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of
you/your
Company.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation
Will be US$6.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$17.225m
(65%)
and the balance of US$2.650m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses
incurred.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with
Utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your Company
does contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in
favor of you/your Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not
disappoint
us.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards,
Dr.Felix Hamanus.
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