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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: mrssavimbi@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:35:32 +0100
Subject: From:Mrs. Paulina Kpoko Savimbi
From:Mrs. Paulina Kpoko Savimbi
To: paulinakpoko@yahoo.com
From:Mrs. Paulina Kpoko Savimbi
Good Day Dear
I got your contact in my search for a trustworthy Foreigner that will assist
me in my present Predicament, as I dont even know whom to trust so I allowed
the spirit of God to lead me.
I know that this e-mail message may be a surprise to you, i want you to go
through it patiently and assists me if you can. This requires utmost trust
and confidential. I am a widow(the second wife)of the late Dr JONAS MALHEIRO
SAVIMBI, the (rebel) leader of the army group in ANGOLA. My husband was the
UNITA group leader in Angola great and a rich POLITICIAN who was fighting
for power and peace in Angola before he was killed by the opposition group
of president JOSE E. SANTOS on February 2002 at mid-term of the rebellion
in my country, my son, the younger brother of my husband and I, went out
of the country according to my husband's instruction before his death because
of fate of our country was yet to be decided. My husband lodged a diplomatic
baggage in a Private security company in (GHANA) a West Africa Country. My
husband told them that the baggage belongs to his foreign affiliate who is
the beneficiary of the item. Since then, I have been looking for a reliable
and trustworthy person to help me transfer this money into a foreign account
overseas prior to investment in any conductive country overseas. I got in
contact with someone from Australia but he became unnecessarily greedy concerning
his share of the transaction. He asked for 35% luckily I ran into internet
where i got your email Address and decided to contact you to see if you could
be of any help to us.
We intend to share this money (USD25.5M) as follows: (1) 20%of the total
sum to you if you assist me in transferring this money into your overseas
accounts for our investment through your assistance. (2) 10% of the total
sum will be set aside to offset all the bills and expenses incurred in the
process of this transaction.( 3) 70% of the total sum will be for the family
investment in any country of which you will be guide to us. Please should
this matter meet your utmost feel free to ask any question where you consider
necessary .The confidentiality of this transaction cannot be overemphasized
as we trust and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention
it demands. Please treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality.
Power of Attorney/Transfer of right and privilege would be issued in your
Name. I will wait for your response before I can open up the modus operandi
of this transaction to you in detail.Please read the below Africa news websites
regarding my Late Husband Jonas Savimbi (May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Amen...
http://www.the-idler.com/IDLER-02/3-16.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Paulina Kpoko Savimbi
N/B. PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE TO ALSO FARWARD YOUR RESPONSE THROUGH THIS
EMAIL BELOW :(mrssavimbi_mrssavimbi@yahoo.co.uk) FOR SECURITY REASONS.
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