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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: "Richard Zanki" <richard_zanki123@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 00:43:56 +0200
Subject: Proposal
Dear Sir,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, indeed I contacted on the urgent need for a foreign partner to assist in the establishment of a noble objective. I am a banker by profession a citizen of South Africa and currently an external Auditor with a prime bank here in Johannesburg South Africa and personal banker to Late Engr. Harold Whisney. I contacted you by email for confidential reasons though the Internet has been grossly abused but it still remains the safest and fastest means of communication.
I had the opportunity to transfer the amount of $US8.2 million from the deceased client who died in an auto crash which took place in Cape Town of South Africa on 21st July, 2002.Since I have all the necessary information to establishment you as the beneficiary of the deceased fund for onward transfer of the fund to any of your nominated account for sharing and possible investment in your country.
In course of my duty I discovered that ENGR.HAROLD WHISNEY until his death he was the owner of Defunct WHISNEY ENGINEERING SERVICES PTY SOUTH AFRICA an industrialist and a foreigner, hence the deceased has a floating account opened in the bank in 2001 and before his death he has no WILL or Heir apparent to the throne and no other person who knows about this fund because after his death his company was liquidated by the management and incourse of my duty with him I realised that his parents was dead.
Hence, I am soliciting your assistance to bring this project to a logical conclusion as you will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum while my colleagues and I will take remaining 60% if you agree to my business proposal. I will flourish you with the detailed information of the transaction as soon as you indicate your interest. I look forward to your response.
Regards
Richard Zanki.
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