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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: "mike themba" <mikethemba12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 03:35:52 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE HILLY NEEDED
FROM:MIKE THEMBA.
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:mikethemba12@hotmail.com
TELL:0027-83-940-6792
RE: TRANSFER OF US$25.5M FOR INVESTMENT.
MY DEAR:
GOOD DAY
I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring you as it comes from a
total stranger. I must also apologize for contacting you in this manner but
due to the nature of the proposal I am about to make I consider this medium
the safest means of contacting you presently. However, it is my decision to
solicit your understanding and co-operation in this transaction, as it will
be beneficial to the both of us involved. I can understand your disbelieve
towards this proposal but I would request you to treat it as serious. Well,
first and foremost my name is MR. MIKE THEMBA, I am the Director in charge
of Delivery /Operations with a securities company here in 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 not discussed this transaction with anybody
because of its nature.
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
safekeeping. 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 I 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
that was with us, and after an exhausted investigation conducted by my
department proved to be unsuccessful,
I came to the conclusion that non of his relatives or aids had any knowledge
of this consignment. And knowing this client as I do coupled with my
curiosity towards this deposit 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 personal possession by our client actually
contained a considerable amount of money in United States Dollars amounting
to about US$25.5million US Dollar. And since this development I have been
nursing plans secretly on how to convert this fund to my personal use.
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. And I also believe that nobody in my company is
aware of the true content of this deposit. I consider this an opportunity to
enrich myself, it is like winning a lottery and I don't ntend to miss this
chance that is why I am now soliciting your assistance in claiming and
transferring this money out of South Africa to your country for immediate
investment with your assistance. I have also decided that you will be
generously entitled to 30% of the total amount. Upon my receipt of your
reply confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction,
I will immediately put all machineries in motion to facilitate the easy
clearance, release and transfer of the complete funds to your country for
onwards investment. We will discuss any area you need further clarification
when you call me. I want to assure you that this transaction is 100%risk
free. All you need do is follow my direction and I assure you we will
realize this aim. I also want to assure you that at no time during this
transaction will your security be jeopardized. Just follow my well-informed
directive and success will be ours. Please I also urge you to maintain
absolute confidentiality on this matter because any indiscretion from you
could cost a security risk. I am quite certain that at this stage I am the
only one aware of the content of this deposit here at our company. I await
your most prompt response through my telephone number. +27-83-940-6792
PLEASE REPLY MY MAIL WITH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: mikethemba11@yahoo.com
BEST REGARD.
MR. MIKE THEMBA.
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