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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: sitholebaloy4444@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:31:10 +0200
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT
FROM: SITHOLE BALOY.
TEL: 27-835-689-642
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C E O,
CONTACT ME VIA THIS
EMAIL_sitholebaloy4444@yahoo.co.uk
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
as a
request from a family in
dire need of assistance.First, I must introduce myself. I am MR.
SITHOLE
BALOY from Angola. I am
the first and only son of BRIGADIER BALOY JONES. I am presently
resident in
South Africa.
I got your contact address from a business directory in Johannesburg
Chamber of commerce and Industry. On behalf of my widowed mother MRS.
ELIZABETH BALOY, I desided to solicit for your assistance to transfer
the
sum of US$21.5 MILLION( TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)inherited from my late father, into your personal
company's
account.Before my fathers' death, he was a Brigadier in charge of Arms
and
Ammunation procurement for the Angola Army. In his WILL, he
specifically
drew my attention to the said sum of money which he deposited in a safe
box of a private Security Company in Johannesburg- South Africa in a
treasure box, fully documented in my name.
IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QUOTE MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO
US$21.5 MILLION . I DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THIS MONEY IN A
SECURITY
COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. DURING THE WAR, I WAS VERY
DEDICATED
AND OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE BUSSY HELPING THEMSELVES
WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND
PROPERTIES AND SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. DUE TO THIS, WHEN I
AND
MY FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT WERE ASSIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT
(EDUARDO SANTOS) TO PURCHASE ARMS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WE SAW THIS AS A
GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERTED THE MONEY AND DIVIDED IT. i GOT A TOTAL SUM OF
US$21.5 MILLION. IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH, AS A RESULT OF DEATH
ONLY, YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES.
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my
family
depens on this money, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us.
We
are now living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers
and financial laws and regulation of the Republic of South Africa do
not
permit us financial rights to such
huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this fund in South
africa, hence i am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while
10%
will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be
for
my family and me. Finally, modalities on howthe transfer will be bone
will
be conveyed to you once we have established trus and confidence between
ourselves. Please treat this matter as very urgent.
Best regards,
SITHOLE BALOY.
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