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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: "savimbi musa" <musasavi7@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:50:16 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
FROM;MISS MARIAN AND SAVIMBI MUSA
RESIDENCE BADA GUEST HOUSE,
SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIC.
DEAR SIR,
I AM MISS MARIAN,MUSA, 25YS,AND MY BROTHER MASTER SAVIMBI MUSA,27YS. WE ARE
THE CHILDREN OF LATE ALAHAJI TAEMU MUSA, THE FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF TEJAN KABBAH OF SERRIA LEONE THAT PASSED AWAY ON A BRIEF
ILLNESS IN ENGLAND ON MAY 2nd 2001, BEFORE HIS DEATH HE REVEALED TO US THAT
HE WAS POSIONED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT COLOBORATED WITH THE
PRESIDENT JUST BECAUSE OF SOME FUND THAT THEY SHARED TOGETHER HOPING THAT
OUR LATE FATHER WILL LET THEM HAVE ACCESS TO THE GOVERNMENT FUND,BUT OUR
LATE FATHER LATTER DISSAPOINTED THEM HENCE WHY HE WAS POISONED.
THE DOCTORS KNEW THAT, BUT THEY KEEP IT SECRET.IT IS
OUR DESIRE TO WRITE FROM OUR HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. OUR
LATE FATHER GAVE US SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS OF SOME FUND DEPOSITED IN A
SECURITY COMPANY WHEN IN HIS SICK BED INFORM US THAT WE SHOULD KEEP IT
SECRET TO ENABLE ME AND MY BROTHER SHOULD NOT SUFFERED IN FUTURE AS WE LOST
OUR MOTHER 8YEARS AGO THAT HE DIVERTED SOME HUGE SUMS OF MONEY WHICH HE
DEPOSITED WITH ONE GOOD SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH-AFRICA REBUPLIC (WHICH WE
WILL OPEN UP TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE CONFIRM TO US YOUR HONESTY) FOR WE PRAYED
TO GOD OVER IT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU.
IN FACT IN A BRIEF INTRODUCTION, ALL THE INFORMATION
WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN WE HEAR FROM YOU. THIS
MONEY TOTALING US$22,500,000.00 ( TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED
STATES DOLLAR )
NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS THE FORIEGN PARTNER
WHO THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERD TO,FOR OUR LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE FUND FOR
AN
ONWARD TRANSFER TO HIS FORIEGN PARTNER WHICH THE NAME IS NOT DISCLOSES TO
THE SECURITY COMPANY,SO IF YOU ARE SURE OF YOUR HONESTY THEN WE WILL
INTRODUCE YOU TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AS OUR LATE FATHER'S FORIEGN PARTNER
TO ENABLE YOU CONTACT THE FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY AND RECEIVE THIS MONEY
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR ONWARD INVESTMENT AND RESETTLEMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
OR ANY COUNTRY YOU FEEL IS SAVE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT.
HOWEVER, WHAT ME AND MY BROTHER NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN
HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE
INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR
VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I AND
MY BROTHER HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR
GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS OUR LIFE PARENT AND RELATIVE. SORRY WE
ARE NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS MONEY AND HOW
THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS OUR INHERITACE AND OUR LAST HOPE, FOR WE DON'T
HAVE MOTHER AND FATHER AGAIN,IF YOU WILL TAKE US AS PART OF YOUR FAMILY.
SHOW YOUR INTEREST BY FURNISHING TO US YOUR CONTACTS
AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR
US TO STAY.
OUR BEST REGARDS.
MISS MARIAN MUSA
AND SAVIMBI MUSA
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