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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: "onman kabila" <onmankabila3@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:01:38 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: ONMAN
KABILA
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:
+27-83-354-3939
ATTN: President / CEO
Sir,
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source
and the choice of your country. My name is Onman Kabila, from the Democratic
Republic of Congo, formally known as Zaire and the first son of the second
wife of the late President Laurent Kabila.
As you may be aware my father was assassinated by one of his bodyguards on
the 16th day of January 2001. Before my father's death he had deposited a
trunk containing US$18.5Million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in a Security Company here in Johannesburg, South
Africa. He wanted to use this money for campaign in the next election.
Fortunatly his bodyguard assasinnate him, my mother saw it as an opportunity
to divert the money for her own personal use because the first wife and us
are not in good terms because her son is now the President.
Right now, we are living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the
financial law of South Africa does not permit us certain financial rights.
In view of this, we cannot invest this money in South Africa that is why I
am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of South Africa for
investment in your country by coming down to South Africa.
This money is what my mother and me are depending on after my half brother
seized all my father's accounts and assets. I will reward you handsomely if
you can assist me to move this money to your country for investment. For
your efforts I will offer you 20% of the total sum, 5% will be set aside for
any expenses that might be incurred during the course of this transaction
while 75% will be for my investment in your country.
Please keep this as highly confidential for the benefit of my family. The
bottom line is that we need to meet in South Africa to arrange on the
relocation of the fund to your country. In terms of things I want, I would
like you to assist me with the following: -
1. To help me bank the money in a safe account.
2. To direct me on the best lucrative venture to invest the money.
Please get back to me as soon as you receive my message to enable me
finalize with the security company where the money is deposited. I hope for
your positive response soon through the above telephone or fax numbers.
Best regards,
ONMAN KABILA
_________________________________________________________________
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