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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: "Lucy Mbuyu" <moniloko@msn.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lmbuyu@msn.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:16:53 +0200
Subject: Assitance with investment in your country
From : Lucy Mbuyu
Tel : +27-73-534-8330
Assistance with investment
This very confidential request should not come as a surprise to you. I got
your contact numbers from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
I am Lucy Mbuyu,the wife of the late L.T. Col.KABONGO MBUYU, who was the Chief Security Officer to the late President Laurent Kabila of Democratic Republic of
Congo, with regards to your trustworthiness and reliability, I decided to seek for your assistance
in transferring some money out of South Africa into your country, for onward dispatch and investment.
I will reveal to you, based on the fact that I could rely on you, the height of the crisis that led to
Laurent Kabila assassination, he personally mandated and instructed my husband to create and fully equip
special elite force, to protect him against the rebels then, working against his government. This
instruction was very discreet and highly confidential and was backed up with the sum of
US$12.700, 000.00 (Twelve million Seven hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash, for the
purchase of Arms and Ammunition from an independent arms dealer in Republic of South Africa.
We brought this fund to South Africa, where he was supposed to negotiate and purchase the Arms and
Ammunition. This money was transported through diplomatic means, and negotiation was still in
progress when the news came to me that our President has been shot. He then quickly decided to stop all
negotiations and diverted the all funds to our personal use, as it was golden opportunity. He then
left me and the children and went back home to attend the funeral of Laurent Kabila where he was
also killed.
This money is presently deposited in a Security Company here in Johannesburg, South Africa since
January 2001 although the Security Company does not know the real content of the box. We deposited it as
family treasure containing Gold and Diamond. I now seek your asssitance in providing an overseas
account to enable me transfer this money out of South Africa, to where it can be invested. I have
made all the necessary arrangement on our own side to ensure smooth remmittance. However, due to my
refugee status I cannot operate a bank account here , neither can I invest here in South Africa. Hence
my desire is to transfer and invest in your country. With this development I will be pleased to welcome
you in South Africa to enable us open a non-resident account on your behalf for onward transfer to your
nominated overseas account. Please note that your account has got to be in a position to carry that
amount of money.
For your assistance, after the transaction, I have agreed to give you 15% of the total sum, while 5%
will be set aside for any unexpected expenses(Telephone calls, bank charges, etc) incurred by both parties during this transaction.
The balance of 80% will be for my investment. l intend to keep my presence here in South Africa low
profile due to my popularity back home, so I request all information provided to be kept secret and
confidential.
I am obliged to provide details immediately as soon as I receive the acknowledgement of this letter from
you, indicating your interest to assist me. You can contact me with the above e-mail or preferably,
through satellite telephone.
Best regards,
Lucy Mbuyu
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