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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: "JOHN BUTEANG KABILA" <john_b_kabila@gawab.com>
Reply-To: johnkabila_b@excite.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:39:36 +0100
Subject: A CALL FOR HELP[PRIVATE]
Dear Sir
Kindly allow me the modesty of introducing myself. I am John Buteang
Kabila, the son of the former Head of State,President of Congo-Kinshasha
(then called (Zaire),Mr.Laurent Desire Kabila.I got your particulars
through the South African Chamber of Commerce.
However, I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance on
this Confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both
of us.Before I go into further details please be informed that I am
writing without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on
this transaction.
Therefore, I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all
through.I have the sum of USD48Million from a secret sale of Diamond by my
father before he was assassinated by one of his body guard (Rashid) on
January 16th 2001, which I will like you to receive on my behalf due to
security reasons, as my narration below will explain.But before I
continue be well informed that your share in this transaction has been
calculated at 13% of the total sum of USD$48M, 5% for expenses both parties
may incure in the process of this transaction and the rest for my family
and me.
My father as a real African traditionalist was a polygamist thereby
having married so many wives, and my mother being the second wife of my
father, My step brother Joseph, who is the current president of my
country, is the son of the first wife and he does not have any knowledge
about this deal.
Already President Joseph is using his power to colonize all the money
and private property, which my father left behind for the whole family.
Now my mother and I are left with nothing in the inheritance of my late
father's wealth.
Our situation is seriously critical that we need your assistance to
help us receive these funds overseas for proper investment.Let me quickly
assure you the 100% safe proof of this transaction because the diamond
sales are packaged from the onset in a pattern that shows no direct
trace or linkage with us (Kabila family).
At present,the money is in cash and is secured in a security company as
family treasures, as I don't want to deposit the money in a financial
institution for fear of the funds being confiscated.The consignment will
be released within seven (7) days of my being in receipt of your reply
via my email address above only for security reasons.I am waiting for
your swift and favorable response,and in case you have any question(s),
do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regard
John buteang Kabila.
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