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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: "JANG HWAN" <jang49@e-tapaal.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 03:54:29 +0100
Subject:
Greetings from me and my family,
Getting your contact was not an easy task because since I am not computer literate, I ordered my son to seek a partner very far away and he went to the institute of International Business to apply and he paid them the charges. After two days we were given three names and I did not write the three but merely close my eyes in prayers and your address became my selection. I intended to write one of the others if you had not responded on time or if you eventually change your mind. You see my friend, if you rely solely on God, you will never go wrong.
My name is JANG DOO-HWAN, The brother of Mr. CHUN DOO-HWAN, the former President of South Korea who seized power in a military coup in 1979 and who ruled from 1979 to 1987. My brother was pushed out of office and charged with treason ,corruption and embezzlement of over 21billion won. He was wrongly sentenced to death but fortunately AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL steppe d in and commuted the sentence to life. We thank God that he has finally being released though still under house arrest in the sense of conditions of the freedom. During my brother's regime as president of South Korea, we realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that we successfully executed. I have plans to invest this money for my children?s future on real estate and industrial production. Before my brother's was overthrown, I secretly siphoned the sum of $50,000,000 million USD (Fifty million United states dollars) out of Seoul and deposited the money with a security firm that transports valuab
le goods
and consignments through diplomatic means. I am contacting you because I want you to deal with the security company and claim the money on my behalf since I have declared that the consignment belong to my foreign business partner. You shall also be required to assist me in investment in your country. I hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will not sit on this money when you claim it, rather assist me properly, I expect you to declare what percentage of the total money you will take for your assistance. When I receive your positive response I will let you know where the security company is and the payment pin code to claim the money which is very important. What we need is to indicate your interest that you will assist us by receiving the money on our behalf in Europe or with special arrangement, you can get it transfered to you by bank transfer . For this, you shall be considered to be the beneficiary of the money. The project in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country, is presently in the custody of a Diplomatic Courier Services Company in Europe. We cannot do this ourselves because we do not have any relatives living outside South Korea and moreover we do not want the government of my Country to know about the money because they will believe I got t he money from my brother while he was still in office as president .Once you confirm the receipt of the money ,I will come over with my Children to your Country or any Country in Europe to start a new life with my Family. As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share in acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall also be our overseas manager of all our properties and you will be paid based on a certain percentage agreed on by both parties. For now, let all our communication be by e-mail because my line is right now connected to the South
Korean Telecommunication Network services therefore we can not take the chances of being heard.
Please also send me your telephone and fax number and your full names and address to enable me introduce you to security company as my trustee and business partner, my brother that became the prelude of our sorrow. The reason why it took this long was that the security company?s agreement with me was that my brother must personally sign the Power of Attorney that will transfer title to the prospective beneficiary. It was a long wait but it paid off. His excellency, Chun Doo-Hwan does not want to be personally involved for security reason. Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
JANG DOO-HWAN.
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