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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: walterlumumba288@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 04:15:38 +0100
Subject: From walter
REPLY EMAIL:personal2004@fastermail.com
I AM SENDING YOU THIS LETTER BASED ON INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
AND INDUSTRY .
YOU WILL BE SUPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL As WE HAVE NEVER MET NOR SPOKEN
BEFORE.
MAY I BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF I AM WALTER LUMUMBA OF THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
OF CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE) AND THE FORMER AIDE DE CAMP(ADC)TO THE LATE
PRESIDENT
LAURENT KABILA OF BLESSED MEMORY.
I AM PRESENTLY LIVING IN LESOTHO ON ASYLUM. THE EVENTS OF THE PAST ONE YEAR
IN MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN VERY UNFORTUNATE. THE LATE PRESIDENT KABILA
SUCCESSFULLY
TOPPLED THE VERY CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OF THE LATE DICTATOR MOBUTU SESE SEKO
AND RULED JUSTLY AND PEACEFULLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
TUTSI FROM GOMA, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY REBELLED AGAINST HIS
GOVERNMENT
AND SINCE THEN MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN AT WAR.
I AM VERY DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO WINNING THE WAR AGAINST THE REBELS
UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN TO MY SHOCK I FOUND OUT THAT SENIOR ARMY OFFICERS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE STEALING PUBLIC FUNDS AND LOOTING GOVERNMENT
TREASURY
AND SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THEY HAVE EXPLOITED THE WAR SITUATION
TO BRING BACK THE LAWLESSNESS AND CORRUPTION OF THE MOBUTU DAYS.
AFTER THE LATE PRESIDENT KABILA WAS ASSASINATED IN VERY QUESTIONABLE
CIRCUMSTANCES,
I KNEW I WAS IN DANGER OF LOSING FROM BOTH ENDS. DUE TO THIS DEVELOPMENT
AND AS A WAY OF SURVIVAL, I JOINED THE TRAIN AND
I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION FUNDS AMOUNTING TO US$7.25 MILLION. IN THE USUAL
MANNER OF CONVEYING SUCH FUNDS, THE MONEY IS IN DEFACED FORM IN A TRUNK
BOX FOR SECURITY REASONS.
IT IS NOW IN THE SAFE CUSTODY OF A SECURITY COMPANY. THE COMPANY IS HOWEVER
NOT AWARE OF THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK BOX.
MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE FINANCIAL LAW OF LESOTHO DOES NOT GIVE ASSYLUM
SEEKERS
ANY FINANCIAL RIGHTS. AND BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND RELIGIOUS
CRISIS, I HAVE DECIDED THAT IT WILL BE UNWISE TO ATTEMPT INVESTING THE FUNDS
HERE.
THE CLIMATE HERE IS VERY UNFAVOURABLE AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE NOT DISCLOSED
EVEN TO MY HOSTS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FUND.
NOW I AM SEEKING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS OVERSEAS. IF YOU
CAN ASSIST, I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE FUNDS, THAT
IS>US$1.45MILLION.
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT MY ENTIRE LIFE AND FUTURE DEPEND ON THIS MONEY
AND I SHALL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME. THE MAJOR THING I DEMAND
FROM YOU IS THE ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SAFE AND YOU WILL
NOT SIT ON IT WHEN IT IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF YOU ARE READY TO BE OF ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FORWARD THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION
TO ME BY EMAIL THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ABOVE:
[1]YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
[2]PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
I SHALL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU MAINTAIN UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY AND KEEP THIS MESSAGE ENTIRELY
TO YOURSELF.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR MAIL
BEST REGARDS,
WALTER LUMUMBA
___________________________________________________________________________
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