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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: "John Russell" <johnrussellza3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnrussellza2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:29:12 +0000
Subject: From Mr. John Russell (JHB)
Sir/Madam,
However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not
met personally or had any dealings with you in the past. I must apologize
for intruding into your private email address, but I humbly ask that you
take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit it will be to
you.
My name is John Russell a gold merchant from South Africa. I have been into
the trading of gold for most part of my life. But unfortunately for the past
1 year; I have not been able to do business, as I was involved in a legal
battle with the South Africa government; which had the South Africa
government froze my accounts in South Africa,
I cannot leave the country as my international passport has been seized; all
these misfortunate, becuase of an allegation that the gold that I sell are
stolen. I am in a state of disarray but I have faith that I can still do
some international business.
I am contacting you with a kind spirit to enable us work together in some
gold deals I wish to partake in presently. The role I want you to play is to
be a financial agent for the gold deals I will be arranging with my buyers
in Canada/U.S.A. As a financial agent you will help me receive funds from my
buyers in Canada/U.S.A and transfer the funds to me.
I am willing to pay you 10% of every amount of money you receive from my
buyers and transfer to me. For the first deal; which can be concluded in the
next 5 days. I want you to receive and transfer for me $16,400 deducting
your 10% for your Job. Your pay will be $1640 on this deal. After the sucess
on this first deal, I shall transact more deals with you involving huge
amounts of money
I actually make enough profits in my gold deals because I buy from very
cheap sources (far below prices in the gold market); I will be willing to
share with you upon negotiation.
My connections for delivery and sales are very strong. It will be very nice
working with me as we will be in for making big money from my gold deals.You
can contact me at this email address johnrussellza1@yahoo.co.uk for more
details so we can progress
Yours faithfuly
John Russell
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