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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: kctwala@mweb.co.za
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:25:50 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
FROM: MR. K.C TWALA
DIRECTOR, DELIVERY/OPERATIONS)
PINACLE SECURITIES,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-84-998-6404
FAX: +27-11-219-7051
E-Mail: kctwala@webmail.co.za
Dear Sir,
TRANSFER OF US$25.5M FOR INVESTMENT
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I am Mr. K.C TWALA, the Director of
Delivery/Operations in the above mentioned 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 in 1997, a reputable client of our 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 bid to contact this client to
redeem the demurrage which his consignment had
accumulated we discovered that our client was the
former President of Federal Republic of Zaire, 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, President Mobutu Seseseko, none
of his benefactors has come forward to claim the
consignment with us, which means that none of his
relation or aides had any knowledge of this
consignment. Hence out of curiosity I decided to
secretly scan through the box that our client
deposited in our vault. And to my surprise I
discovered that the box, that was registered as
treasures by our client, actually contained a
considerable amount of money in United States Dollars,
amounting to about US$25.5Million US Dollars. 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 our client siphoned and now that he
is dead there is no trace of this money in our care. I
am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me
in transferring this money out of South Africa to your
country for immediate investment with your assistance.
I have also decided that you will generously be
entitled to 40% 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 right of ownership of this
consignment to your name, to facilitate your easy
clearance and transfer of the complete fund to your
country for onward investment.
This transaction is 100% risk free. Please maintain
absolute confidentiality on this matter.
I await your most prompt response through my
confidential telephone and fax numbers as stated
above.
Your's faithfully,
MR. K.C TWALA.
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