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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: john carlos <john_carloso14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: john_1carlos@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 03:18:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
From:Mr.john Carlos.
Phone:+27732810060.
E-mail'john_chamber10@yahoo.com
154 Smith Str Berea,
Durban sourth Africa.
ATTN: DIRECTOR / CEO:-
My name is Mr.John Carlos. A senior government Officer in the Department of Works and Housing of the Federal
Government of the Republic of South Africa. I got your
company information from commercial department of your
Country?s Embassy here in Pretoria South Africa. Based on the information regarding the reputation of your
company, I have the same view of mutual understanding and trust in you pending when I receive your response in this subject matter.
I and two other senior Government officials from the
department of Finance and Reserve Bank of South Africa has a total of {USD$30, 500,000.00 thirty million five hundred thousand united states dollars only} to transfer into a foreign Company/individual Bank account safely pending our arrival for disbursement and investment of our share in your Company.
All we need is a foreign partner who will provide us with a reliable foreign Bank account with other necessary information that will facilitate the easy transfer of the money. We have unanimously agreed to give to you 25% of the entire amount after the transfer, while 75% will be for us which will be deposited into our own individual account that you will help us open in your country on our arrival for disbursement.
For further instruction and details, please contact me
immediately on the above e-mail and also provide me with
your own fax and telephone numbers for easy communication. I wait urgently for your response,
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation,
Best regards,
MR.John Carlos.
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