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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: zola waziri <zola_waziri@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 02:40:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CAN YOU HELP?
FROM: MRS AMINA WAZIRI
DEAR SIR,
PLEASE SIR, DO NOT BE EMBARRASSED OR OFFENDED THAT A TOTAL STRANGER IS WRITING YOU. AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE AND I CAN GET IT DUE TO OUR PRESENT PREDICAMENT.
I AM MRS AMINA WAZIRI, THE FORCED WIDOW OF A JUST KILLED ANGOLA UNITA VETERAN OPPOSITION LEADER MR. HABIBU WAZIRI ,WHO WAS BRUTALLY KILLED ON FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2002 BY THE WICKED FORCES LOYAL TO THE ANGOLA PRESIDENT EDUARDO DOS SANTOS AT MEXICO PROVINCE IN A WAR THAT HAS LASTED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
MY LATE HUSBAND MR. HABIBU WAZIRI (BLESSED MEMORY) CONTROLLED THE SALE OF DIAMONDS IN SOME MAJOR PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE DEPOSITED A METAL BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF US$15,500,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) WHICH HE INTENDED TO PURCHASE ARMS AND AMUNITION WITH FROM RUSSIA AND LATVIA.THIS MONEY IS CONCEALED IN A CODED METAL BOX DECLARED AND DEPOSITED AS FILM AND FILM MATERIAL IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG SOTH AFRICA AS HE WAS NOT ALLOWED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE A BANK ACCOUNT.THE REAL CONTENT IS NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPANY FOR SECURITY REASONS.
THIS MONEY IS NOT DRUG MONEY BUT PART OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES OF DIAMONDS HE MADE BEFORE HIS DEATH AND WHICH INCIDENTALLY, MY SON ZOLA WAZIRI WAS MADE THE NEXT OF KIN IN THE DOCUMENTATION AS HE HAPPEN TO BE THE FIRST SON OF THE FAMILY.
WE LEFT ANGOLA TO SOUTH AFRICA- AS A POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS FOR THAT WE ARE SOLICITING FOR YOUR KIND AND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US SECURE MY HUSBAND'S WEALTH BY LEGITIMATELY TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY OF YOUR ACOUNT OVERSEAS.HE WILL LEGALLY TRANSFERRING THE OWNERSHIP TO YOU IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE PEOPLE.
IN THE LIGHT OF THIS RECENT DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SECURITY COMPANY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO SOUGHT FOR THER HELP WHICH THEY HAVE ASK ZOLA WAZIRI TO COME FOR THE CONSIGNMENT (MONEY). WHICH HE CAN’T DO ALONE WITHOUTH A FOREIGN PATNER TO SIGN AS THE FOREIGN BUSINESS PATNER OF THE CODE METAL BOX TO AVOID THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE AFRICAN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF MY LATE HUSBANDS POLITICAL BARKGRAUND IN AFRICA.
IF YOU CAN ASSURE ME OF YOUR UTMOST PREPAREDNESS TO ASSIST US TO ACTUALISE THIS OBJECTIVE AND TO BE HONEST WITH US IN ALL DEALINGS AT ALL TIMES, AND TO ENSURE THE LODGEMENT OF OUR MONEY IN A SECRET
ACCOUNT IN ANY SAFE OVERSEAS BANK IN YOUR NAME BUT IN THE FAVOUR OF MY FAMILY WE SHALL BE GLAD TO REWARD YOU.
UPON THE RECIPT OF THIS REQUESTED INFORMATION, I WILL ARRANGE THE TRANSFER OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS MONEY WITH YOUR CONSENT AT ANY TIME. FINALLY, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION LEFT FOR ME TO SECURE MY FAMILY.
I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL TREAT THIS WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND WITH DESPATCH. MY SON ZOLA WILL SEND TO YOU A PRIVATE FAX NUMBER FOR COMUNICATION AND EVERY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO US VIA THIS PHONE NUMBER.27+832400955.
AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS AMINA WAZIRI,
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