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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: "Franklin Mbata" <franklin_mbata@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: franklin_mbata@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:48:51 +0200
Subject: Investment partnership.
Franklin Mbata
154 francis street
Johannesburg.
Attn,
My name is Franklin Mbata former personal assistance to the Late President
Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, a small country in the West Africa. The
President passed away recently. I got your contact through an Italian
businessman that stayed and operated in Lome the capital city of Togo.
During the last days of the President, he delegated me in my capacity as his
personal assistant to assist him to secure various properties in France to
the tune of $25M (Twenty Five Million Dollars).
This was not done before the death of the President. After the death of the
President the Army brought his eldest son into power. This brought a lot of
disagreement from the opposition. As the constitution allows the speaker of
the Parliament to take over power in case the President should be declared
not fit to rule, either through falling health or death. Since then there
have been series of unrest in the country. In the light of this unrest I
decided to seek refuge in the Republic of South Africa. The $25M the late
President release to me for the purchase of the properties in France was in
Cash.
Due to present political crisis in Togo; I decided to move the money with me
to South Africa. At present I am a refugee in Republic of South Africa and
as result of my refugee status I am not allowed to own a bank account in the
Country. I hereby appeal to you to assist me in Banking and investing this
money in your country. If you are interested in my proposal, I have decided
to give you 20% of the fund, while 10% has been mapped out for local and
International running cost. This proposal should be treated as top secret in
view of the amount involved, as well as my position. Please contact me on
the above email address.
Yours Faithfully
Franklin Mbata
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