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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: "Mrs Mariam" <mseko50@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mseko@netlimit.com
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:22:24 +0000
Subject: I need your trust
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of the late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire
now known as Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). I move to write this letter,
this was in confidence considering my present circumstance and situation. I
escaped along with my Husband and two of other of my son Emmanuel and
Michael out of the Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC) to the Dakar, Senegal
were my family and I settled, while we later moved from Morocco where my
Husband later died of cancer disease.
However due to the Situation we decided to change most of my husband
billions of dollars deposited in Swissbank and other countries into other
forms of money coded for safe deposit because the new Head of state of (DR)
Mr. Laurent Kabila has made arrangement to the Swiss Government and other
European Countries to freeze all my late husband treasures deposited in some
European Countries.
Hence my children and I decided laying low in Africa to study the situation
till when things get better, like now that President Kabila is dead and the
son taking over (Joseph Kabila). Once of my late husband's Chateaux in
Southern France was confiscated by the French government, and such I had to
change my identity so that my investment will not be traced and confiscated.
I have Deposited the Sum of Twenty Eight Million United States
Dollars(US$28,000,00.) with a Security Company in Dakar Senegal, for
safekeeping. The fund are coded to prevent them from knowing the content.
What I want you to do is to indicate your interest that you will assist us
by receiving the money on our behalf. Acknowledge this message, so that I
can introduce you to my son (Emmanuel) who has the modalities for the claim
of the said fund. I want you to assist in investing this money, but I will
not want my identity revealed. I will also like to buy properties and stock
in multinational companies to engage in other safe and non-speculative
investment. May I at this point emphasise the high level of confidentiality,
which this business demands, and hope you will not betray the trust and
confidence, which I response in you. In conclusion, if you want to assist
us, my son shall put you in the picture of the business, tell you were the
funds are currently being maintained and also discuss other modalities
including remuneration for your service.
For this reason kindly furnish us your contact information, that is your
personal telephone and fax number for confidential purpose and acknowledge
receipt of this mail.
Do contact me through this email address mseko@netlimit.com
Best regards
Mrs Mariam Seseseko
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