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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: chris2006_thompso@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:03:15 +0200
Subject: RE: TRANSFER OF US$25.5M FOR INVESTMENT.
ATTN: Mr. PRESIDENT/CEO
FROM: MR.CHRIS THOMPSON.
DIRECTOR, DELIVERY/OPERATIONS
PINACLE SECURITIES, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-781-527-592.
E MAIL: chris2006_thompso@yahoo.com
RE: TRANSFER OF US$25.5M FOR INVESTMENT.
I am Mr.CHRIS THOMPSON , the Director of
Delivery/Operations Pinacle Securities, South
Africa. Our firm is a security company of high repute
with years of outstanding service to the people of
Africa especially top government officials and
military leaders here in Africa.
I have resolved to contact you through this medium
based on business proposal that will be of mutual
benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this
transaction with anybody because it is of top secret.
To be explicit and straight to the point. Some time
early 1997, a reputable client of ours deposited a
consignment in our company's vault for safe keeping.
And since then our client has failed to come forward
to claim his consignment, which has accumulated a
considerable amount of money in demurrage.
Consequently, in our bide to contact this client to
redeem the demurrage which his consignment had
accumulated we discovered that our client was the
former president of the Federal Republic of Zaire, who
died of illness after he was dethroned in the same
year the consignment was entrusted into our care.
Since the death of our client President Mobutou
Seseseko, none of his benefactors has come forward to
claim the consignment with us, which means that non of
his relatives or aids had any knowledge of this
consignment.
Hence out of curiosity I decided to secretly open the
two boxes that our client deposited in our vault. And
to my surprise I discovered that the two boxes that
were registered as treasure by our client actually
contained a considerable amount of money in United
States Dollars amounting to about US$25.5million US
Dollar. Since this development I have been nursing
plans secretly.
I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media
that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his
country while he was in office as head of state. It is
my conviction that the consignment in our vault was
part of the money that our client siphoned and now
that he is dead there is no trace to this money in our
care. I am now soliciting your noble assistance to
assist me in transferring this money out of South
Africa to your country for immediate investment with
your assistance.
I have also decided that you will generously be
entitled to 40% of the total amount. Upon my receipt
of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me
of this transaction, I will immediately arrange and
transfer all the rights of ownership of this
consignment to your name to facilitate your easy
clearance and transfer of the complete funds to your
country for onwards investment. This transaction is
100% risk free. Please maintain absolute
confidentiality on this matter.
I await your most prompt response through my telephone
number and fax number as above written.
E-MAIL:
Yours faithfully.
MR. CHRIS THOMPSON.
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