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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: "JOHN MARTINS" <johnmartins1971@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 12:40:31 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY BELOVETH
FROM MR.JOHN MARTINS.
TEL:+27-723-138-238.
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:johnmartins2@zwallet.com
HUMBLE ASSISTANCE/FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
DEAR:SIR/MADAM,
This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather compel to contact your esteemed self, following knowledge of your
high repute and trust worthiness is borne out of this difficult situation
that my family has been engulf
ed in since my husband and read winner of our family was forced to
relinquish his position in the State, and our family driven out of our
country into exile.
I am Mr. John Martins, the son of Brigadier Arnold Martins from Angola. As
the only son, I am looking for an individual / company who can assist me in
transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad to a company / private
account. I decided to solicit
for your assistance to transfer the sum of 35Million (Thirty five million
United States Dollars)deposited by my late father in a private security
company in Johannesburg South Africa.
Before the death of my father he was a brigadier in charge of arms and
ammunitions procurement for the Angolan Army. In his Will he specifically
drew my attention to the sum of US$35. Million, which he
deposited in the safe box of in private security company in Johannesburg,
South Africa. In fact he said and I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw
your Attention to the sum of US$35 Million. I
deposited the box containing the fund in a security company in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
During the war I was dedicated and committed to winning the war against the
rebels until I found out that some senior army officials and government
functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and
Properties and sending them to forei
gn countries.
Due to this, when the former Special Adviser to the President and I were
assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South
Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity to divert the money For our
personal use. When we so shared the
money,
I got a total sum of US$35 Million). I did this incase of my absence due to
death so that you John Martins, wouldn t suffer because the death of your
mother thought me a very good lesson. Do not disappoint me, bye for now and
God bless you.
After the burial I decide to move to south africa where this money was
deposited and withdraw it and put to use and was disappionted as it is
against the human right law SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998
that aslyum seekers in the country do
not have the right to operate a bank account or to run an enterprise in the
country,after much consdiration we arrive at a piont that it will be of
intrest for us to contact a partner who we will trust and insure him or her
the beneficiary of this fund.
From the words of my father s WILL, you will understand that the lives and
my future depend on this fund, and as such I would be very grateful if you
can assist me. Now what I would like you to do for me as an international
partner is to help us clear th
is sum From the security company using your name as the beneficiary of the
fund. You can contact me JOHN Martins on this number:+27-72-313-8238.
I have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% for
the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the transfer and the
remaining 75% for the family s investment abroad,
which you will assist us to materialize Please, your utmost trust, sincerely
and confidentiality is highly needed in this transaction, Because of my
condition, be free to ask any question you consider necessary and be kind to
provide me with your communi
cation facilities for smooth and confidential link, should this meet your
utmost consideration,
please give me your earliest reply on or before three working days for more
details.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
MR. JOHN MARTINS.
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