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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: Lewis_Kibuuka <Lewis_Kibuuka@profes.net>
Reply-To: lewiskibuuka1@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:12:03 +0200
Subject: FROM MR LEWIS KIBUUKA
Attn: The President/CEO
I am Mr. Lewis Kibuuka, Provincial Director Standard Bank of South
Africa, Johannesburg Branch. I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.
On June 8, 1999, a foreign German property magnate, Mr. Andreas
Schranne made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at (Twenty- five Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, I 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, the South Africa Mining Corporation that Mr.
Andreas Schranne died along with his entire family a wife and a daughter on 31
July, 2000 in an aeroplane crash.Since we heard of his death via the news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Andreas
Schranne did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
Twenty five million dollars is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one
will ever come forward to claim it. According to South Africa Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the South Africa Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Andreas Schranne so that the fruits of this
old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your
full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. We
shall employ the service of two Attorneys for drafting and notarization of
the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account
in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the
transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 40% for you.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you
are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address
below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:lewiskibuuka1@yahoo.fr
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Lewis Kibuuka.
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