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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: "Charles Charles" <charles_charles10@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:00:36 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MR CHARLES MBOMA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-73-428 2288.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in dire need of assistance. First I must
introduce myself, I am MBOMA CHARLES from ANGOLA. I am the first and the
only son of late BRIGADIER PAUL MBOMA,I am presently residing in South
Africa.
I got your contact from a South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here
in Johannesburg and on behalf of my widowed mother, MRS PHILOMIN MBOMA,
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$18Million
(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) inherited from my late father into
your personal or company account. Before my father’s death, he was a
Brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition purchases for the ANGOLAN Armed
Forces. In his “WILL”, he specifically drew my attention to this sum of
US$18Million, which he deposited, in a safe box of private security company
in South Africa, IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I QUOTE:
“My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$18Million
(Eightteen Million United States Dollars) which I deposited in a box with a
security company in Johannesburg, South Africa. In case of my absence on
earth caused by death only, you should solicit for a reliable foreign
partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for
investment purposes. I deposited the money in your name and it can be
claimed by you alone with the deposit code. Your mother has all the
documents. Take good care of your mother and two sister.”
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money, as such I will be very grateful if you can assist us.
We are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the
financial laws of South Africa do not allow asylum seekers certain financial
rights to such a huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this
money in South Africa, hence, I am asking you to assist me transfer this
money out of South Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am
prepared to offer you 25% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for
local and international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family and me.
Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we have establish trust and confidence between ourselves.Also furnish
me your private phone and fax number for easy contact.
Looking forward to your urgent reply and please treat as very urgent.
Best regards,
Mr.Charles Mboma.
TEL: +27-73-428 2288.
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