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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: "ericka kabila" <erickkabila_333@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:23:48 +0200
Subject: I AM NEED OF ASSISTANT [fund transfer]
From Eric Kabila,
Tele: 27-837503255,
South Africa.
ATTN: Sir/Madam,
Do not be suraprise to read from me as I am someone in dare need of
assistance; first I will like to introduce myself to you. I am Eric Kabila,
second son of the late President Laurent Kabila, of the Democratic republic
of Congo former Zaire who was short dead on the 16th of January 2001 by one
of the bodyguards.
I got your contact from Chamber of Commerce and Industry. After the
overthrew of late present Mobutu Sese Seiko that brought my father to power,
I was made the defense advisor to the president while my elder brother
Joseph who is currently the president of my country following the sudden
death of my father was then made chief of defense.
My duty was mostly confidential hence I am in charge of arms and ammunition
deployment during the attacks from the rebels from Uganda and Rwanda troops
to take over the diamond rich province of Katanga, my father mandated me to
negotiate for arms and ammunition purchase to enable the forces to combat
the rebels. The amount is $ 7.5Million (Seven Million Five hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) was estimated and approved in cash, base on the
confidential factor whereby my father does not want the people to know how
much fund generated from the export of diamond to Western countries, the
fund was loaded in a diplomatic consignment well sealed and transported down
to South Africa. I arrived to start the negotiation and purchase of the arms
and ammunition from South African Arms Manufacturing Company (ARMCO)
suddenly the news of my father’s death came to me. I suspended every
negotiation and arranged for a private Security Company where I deposited
the consignment without them knowing the actual content.
I quickly rush home after that to confirm that my father was short dead. We
buried him and my elder brother Joseph was installed as the President of my
country, since my father died and no one has remembered or talked about the
fund, I quit my position in the government of my elder brother Joseph
following some misunderstanding over the issue concerning the ongoing war in
my country.
I traveled down here in South Africa and due to the fact that I do not want
anyone to know my whereabouts I seek for an asylum and here in South Africa,
asylum seekers are denied certain financial rights even to operate account,
based on this that I seek for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$ 7.5
Million (Seven Million Five hundred United States Dollars) to your account
in any gulf countries hence, I cannot invest the fund here in South Africa
due to the close political link with my country.
Therefore I have mapped out 15% to compensate for your kind assistance, 5%
set aside for any incurred expenses, while the remaining 80% I shall use for
a profitable investment as you may suggest. Remember that this information
is highly confidential, as I never reveal it to anyone else apart from you,
note that the transfer will be 100% risk free, as every necessary document
shall be presented on point of transfer both here and your overseas bank.
Finally, contact me on my private direct Email:(
erickkabila@classicmail.co.za) otherwise I will not receive it. For more
discussion or clarification.
Best regards
Mr. Eric Kabila.
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