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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: emilykagiso_10@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:36:06 -0800
Subject: ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE
STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
SIR/MADAM
I know you will be surprised to read from me .but please consider this as a request from a family dare need of assistance.Firstly ,I must introduce myself, MISS EMILY KAGISO from Angola .I am the firs tDAUHGTER of the late
BRIGADIER ALLOYSIUS KAGISO .I am presently residing in South-Africa .
I get your contact address from a Business director in Johsnnesburg chamber of commerce and industry and I un behalf of my mother MRS SUAN KAGISO decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$22.7 MILLION (TWENTY TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) inherited from my late father into your personal/company's account .Before my father's death, he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition procurement for the ANGOLA ARMED
FORCES. In his "WILL" he specificcally drew attention to US$ 22.7 MILLION,which he deposited in safe box a private security company in Johnnesburg South-Africa as a treasure box fully documented in my name (EMILY KAGISO )
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IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QOUTE :
"My beloved dauhgter,I wish to draw your attention to US$ 22.7 Million (Twenty Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) which I deposited in a box with a security company in Johnnesburg -South-Africa .During the war ,I was very dedicated and committed to winning the war against the rebels until I found out that the senior Army Officers and Top Government Functionries were busy helping themselves with government fundas and properties and sending them to foreign countries .due to this,when I and my former special Advisory to the president were assigned by the president (PRESIDENT EDUARDO SANTOS)to purchase arms from South-Africa,we saw this a sa golden opportunity and diverted the money w
hich we shared and I got a total sum fo US$22.7 Million.In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only ,you should solicit for assistance of a reliable and
sincer foreign partner to assist you to transfer you to transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purpose. I deposited the money in your name and you can claim it alone with the deposit code .your mother has all the docments .Take good care of your mother and two Sister"
From the above,you will understand that the live and future of my family depends on this money,as such I Will be gratful if you can assist us .We are now living in South-Africa as political Asylum-Seeker and financial laws of South-Africa does not allow
asylum seekers certain finanmcial rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this ,I cannot invest this money in Sout-Africa for investment purpose .For your effort
,I am prepared to offer you 20%of the total fund ,while 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family and me .
finally , modalities on how the transfer will be done conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between urselves .please treat this matter as very urgent .And contact me through this e-mail address for security reasons:emilykagiso@hotmail.com
please send your private telephone and fax number for easy cmmunication.
Best Regards
MISS EMILY KAGISO.
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