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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: "simon yanga" <simonyanga20@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: simonyanga00@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:00:54 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
FROM ENGR.(MR) SIMON YANGA .
CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEEESKOM PTY LTDSOUTH AFRICA.CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THAT THIS PROPOSAL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE,ESPECIALY HAVING TO COME FROM SOMEONE YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THIS $17.5M USD WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MY NAME IS ENGR.(MR) SIMON YANGA , THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF ESKOM PTY LTD SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR THETRANSFER OF $17.5M USD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT .
THE $17.5M USD WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS. THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $170 MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO $187.5m MILLION DOLLARS.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CONTRACT SUM ($170M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM, LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATED
BALANCE OF $17.5 MILLION DOLLARS STILL PENDING AT THE BANK.
RIGHT NOW,WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE($17.5M) WHICH IS STILL FLOATING AT THE PAYING BANK THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(FNB) AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE. I AM THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MY PROPOSAL, REPLY ME SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE PROCEED. HOWEVER,WHEN THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE, I SHALL OBTAIN VISA AND TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY OVER THERE FOR MY OWN SHARE OF THIS MONEY IN THIS REGARD,I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR ADDRESS:
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONREGARDS,ENGR.(MR) SIMON YANGA
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