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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:31:45 +0100
Subject: FROM MR PULE
FROM: ZUMA PULETEL: 27-735663771E-MAIL:mrzumapules@hotmail.com20 BOTHA CRE=
SCENT,=20
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,=20
SOUTH AFRIACAMD/CEO, APPEAL FOR ASSISSTANCE=20
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't kno=
w each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am ZUMA PULE the B=
ank Manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). First and foremost=
, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transaction / business =
of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access re=
posed on this medium. Be informed that a member of the South Africa Export=
Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government dele gation to your co=
untry during a trade exhibition gave your enviable credentials / particula=
rs to me. I plea to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execu=
tion of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and ho=
pe you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transact=
ion. There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1998 nobody=
has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in=
the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently =
it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is MR. SAMUEL=
CARTER , a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by prof=
ession and he died since 1998. No other person knows about this account or=
any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my inve=
stigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything abo=
ut this account and the amount involved is (USD$35,000,000M) thirty five m=
illion United States Dollars. I am only contacting you as a foreigner beca=
use this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be ap=
proved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the f=
ormer owner of the account is MR. SAMUEL CARTER a foreigner too. I know th=
at this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves =
before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genui=
ne business. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step=
to take immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number incl=
uding the full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want u=
s to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so =
that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of y=
our choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for=
withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting you because=
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign benef=
iciary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the m=
anagement is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has corre=
ct information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately=
, if you are capable and willing to handle such amount in strict confidenc=
e and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit=
because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthfu=
l person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need your=
strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I can tran=
sfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide=
with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival=
in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction =
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can a=
lso come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remi=
ttance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at least tw=
o days ahead of The money going into the account. I will apply for annual =
leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act an=
d receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence =
to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your accoun=
t with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange =
departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of =
the total amount, 70% will be for me. I look forward to your earliest repl=
y Yours truly, ZUMA PULE
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