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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: "david kabba" <david_kabba2005@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:32:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENCAL
MR DAVID KABBA.
TEL:27-83-249-5020
EMAIL:david_kabba2004@yahoo.co.in
URGENT AND CONFIDENCAL
DEAR SIR,
Compliment of the season. This very confidential
request should not come as a surprise to you. I am MR
DAVID KABBA son of LATE MR JOHNSON KABBA who
worked as the personal advisor on defence matter to
president CHARLES TARLOY of the Democratic Republic of
LIBERRIA. I got your contact through your country's
Trade Journal. At the height of the crisis the
President personally mandated and instructed my father
to create and equip a special Army Elite Corps to
protect him against the rebels.
This instruction was very highly discreet and
confidential and was backed up with the sum of Twenty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$20,500,000.00) in cash for the purchase of arms
and ammunition for the elite corps from the republic
of South Africa (R.S.A), Now there was a problem in my
conutry concerning my father dead.I quickly brought
this fund to South Africa where my father was supposed
to negotiate and purchase the arms and ammunition from
ARMSCOR. This money was transported through diplomatic
means in two treasure boxes and only the then
Ambassador knew about my mission.
However, the negotiation was still in progress when
the bodyguard of the president shot my father dead in
his place in Molovia. Then we quickly decided to stop
all negotiations and diverted the funds for our own
personal use as it was a golden opportunity and we
could not go back to our country.
The money is presently deposited with a security
company here in Johannesburg on 28th May 2003 although
they do not know the contents. It is highly
confidential information, which I am disclosing to
you. I want you to keep this secret to yourself even
if you are not able to do business with me. Right
now, I seek your assistance in providing an overseas
account to enable me transfer the money out of South
Africa to a place where I can invest it. I have made
arrangements on my part to ensure a smooth remittance.
However, due to my status as a refugee, I can neither
operate an account here in South Africa nor can I
invest the money that is why I decided to transfer and
invest the funds in your country. For your assistance
in providing an account, I will offer you 25% of the
total sum, then 5% will be set aside for expenses
incurred in the course of this transaction, while 70%
will be for me. I intend to keep my presence here in
South Africa to low profile due to my popularity at
home, so I desire all information I have provided you
to be kept secret.
I am in a position to provide you with further details
immediately I receive acknowledgment of this letter
from you as soon as possible as you identify positive
interest to assist me. Contact me on above all this
fax numbers and telephone and as soon as possible. I
would like to have your private telephone and fax
numbers for easy communication.
Best regards,
DAVID KABBA
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