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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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From: "fredrick nhume" <frenquiries22@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:51:34 +0200
Subject: Enquiries
From: Mr. Fredrick Nhume
Customs Headquarters,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Attn: Sir/Madam,
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source,
I wish to introduce myself. I am Mr. Fredrick Nhume, a customs officer
serving with the South African Customs Service (SACS) service number SACS
2318827.
First and foremost, let me apologize for using this medium to contact you in
a transaction of this magnitude. Be informed that I got your enviable
contact through the South African Information Online Services, while
searching for an honest and reliable individual or company who can be honest
with me at the end.
However, in the last month, while my team were patrolling through the Durban
Sea-coasts, we ran into group of Smugglers in the region suspected to be
members of Liberian Rebel Groups of Mr. Charles Taylor coming into South
Africa with some goods and cash for purchase of Arms and Ammunition. On our
way approaching the smugglers, they escaped from their boats leaving their
goods and few Boats behind and the cash. We confiscated the goods; some of
the goods were sealed metal boxes containing Defaced United States Dollars
of 100 Bill Notes.
My team and I took the strong metal boxes with other goods to my office for
further declarations and I deliberately kept one of the boxes behind and
took it to my home, safely and successfully. Because since they are
confiscated goods from Smugglers, the cash will be deposited to the
government account. So, I see this as opportunity to invest for myself and
my children, instead of allowing the whole money to be deposited in the
government account.
However, due to my position, as custom officer and still in active duty, the
laws of South African civil service code of conducts does not allow me to
keep this money in my personal account or even use it now.
I am seeking for your honest and truthful co-operations and confidential
partnership to assist me keep this money in your company's or individual
account, pending when I will fly into your country for my shares and
disbursements. The total contents of the box is Seventeen Million Five
Hundred and Eight Thousand United State Dollars (USD$ 17,508,000)
I have kept this box safe and secret waiting for you to confirm to me your
interest and honest to keep this money for me . And for safe-keeping this
money, I have decided that your share will be 10% of the total sum.
Kindly, contact me urgently on my private email address
(frednhume@webmail.co.za) whether you are interested or not. And please, do
keep this business confidential, as I would not entertain any form of
exposure, as my other team members and the office are not aware that I have
kept this box behind, if not they would have reported me to the authorities.
Finally, due to time constraints, I will appreciate your kind and urgent
response.
Personal regards,
Mr. Fredrick Nhume
(frednhume@webmail.co.za)
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