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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: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:33:20 +0800
Subject: urgent.
FROM DR.VICTOR OWENI.
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
Attn:Sir/Madam.
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues.
Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Export
Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip
to your country for a bilateral conference talk to encourage foreign
investors. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
the execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope
you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director
of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two
other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US
funds.
The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we
the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$26.500,000.00 (TwentySix
Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Though the actual contract cost
has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance
unclaimed.
Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
governments and non-government agencies, we included our bills for approvals
with the Department of Finance and the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB). We
are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed funds,
since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.
Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to
reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your Company.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be
US$6.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$17.225m (65%) and the
balance of US$2.650m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous expenses incurred.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with
utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your Company
does contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour of
you/your Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a
hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my
confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.
Regards,
DR.VICTOR OWENI.
N.B Please email your confidential Telephone and Fax number to enable me
contact you for further clarifications.
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