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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: kambusithole00@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:19:39 +0200
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT
FROM: KAMBU SITHOLE.
TEL: 27-835-689-642
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C E O,
CONTACT ME VIA THIS
EMAIL_kambusithole00@yahoo.com
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 KAMBU SITHOLE from Angola. I am the first and only son of
BRIGADIER SITHOLE 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 SITHOLE, 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,
KAMBU SITHOLE.
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