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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: smith2david@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:01:39 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BUSINESS=20PROPOSAL?=
Dear Brethren,
I am Mr David Smith
the Director of Delivery/Operations in a security company here in South
Africa. Our firm is a security company of high repute with years of outstanding
service to the people of Africa especially top government officials and
military leaders here in Africa. I have resolved to contact you through
this medium based on business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to
both of us. I have not discussed this transaction with anybody because it
is of top secret. To be explicit and straight to the point, Some time early
1997, a reputable client of ours deposited a consignment in our company's
vault for safe keeping. And since then our client has failed to come forward
to claim his consignment, which has accumulated a considerable amount of
money in demurrage. Consequently, in our bide to contact this client to
redeem the demurrage which his consignment had accumulated we discovered
that our client was the former president of the Federal Republic of Zaire,
President Mobutu Sese seko, who died of illness after he was dethroned in
the same year the consignment was entrusted into our care. Since the death
of our client , none of his benefactors has come forward to claim the consignment
with us, which means that non of his relatives or aids had any knowledge
of this consignment. Hence out of curiosity and unknown to other directors
I decided to secretly scan the box that our client deposited in our vault.
And to my surprise I discovered that the two boxes that were registered
as personal belongings by our client actually contained a considerable amount
of money in United States Dollars estimated to be over US$15million Dollar.
Since this development I have been nursing plans secretly. I also found
out from enquiries and the foreign media that our late client siphoned a
lot of money from his country while he was in office as head of state. It
is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part of the money
that our client siphoned,hence he did not disclose the contents and now
that he is dead there is no trace to this money in our care. I am now soliciting
your noble assistance to assist me in claiming and transferring this money
to your country for immediate investment..This you and I could do by using
the South Africa office here or its affliate in Europe depending on where
will be convenient for your visit. I have also decided that you will generously
be compensated with 30% of the total amount. Upon my receipt of your reply
confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction, I will immediately
arrange and transfer all the rights of ownership of this consignment to
your name to facilitate your easy claim, clearance and transfer of the funds
to your country for onwards investment. This transaction is 100% risk free.
Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter. I await your most
prompt response.
Yours faithfully.
David Smith
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