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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: "doreen bruma" <mrs_doreen_bruma1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: doreen_bruma@ny.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:23:03 -0400
Subject: SINCERE REQUEST:URGENT:
Dear Friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise, but be assured that it is in good
faith from a family in dare need of help. I am Mrs. Doreen BRUMA,the wife of
late Brigadier B. C. BRUMA, the public relation officer to the late Laurent
Kabila former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo who was
assassinated on Tuesday, the 16th of January 2001 by one of his bodyguards
who also comes from the same community with him.
You were introduced to me by career diplomat whom I Consulted in my search
for a reliable individual company who can assist my son JAFF BRUMA in
transferring a reasonable sum of money US$ 23. 5 million (Twenty Three
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into
your company's private account for safe keeping. Originally this money (US$
23. 5 million) was mapped out for military seminar scheduled to be held on
the 19th january 2001 in the capital city of Kinshasa, and my father was
solely in charge of the organizing of the seminar.
Unfortunately the news of the assassination of the president broke on the
16th and my husband used the opportunity to divert the fund for our family
future planning and therefore cleverly moved into Europe and deposited the
consignment containing the fund in private Security & Finance Company in
Europe.
He came back from Europe after depositing the money and was arrested along
with other top officials of the government by Major General Joseph Kabila,
the son of the late president who is now the new president, with the
intention to rope them in, unfortunately my husband died in detention on the
15th April 2001. Tentatively, we have agreed to offer you 25% of the total
amount for your assistance, 5% has been mapped out to offset expenses that
may be incurred by both parties in
the course of this transaction and 70% will be kept for our family
investment in your country. You will understand that the continuous
existence of this family depends on this fund, this is why I have taken this
responsibility of making this initial contact for my son Jaff.
Therefore, on acceptance of this proposal, you are advised to contact me on
my private email below.
contact person,doreen bruma
email:mrs_doreen_bruma@ny.com
I wish to assure you that this transaction is risk free and machinery
necessary for the speedy conclusion has been successfully arranged.
Thanks and God bless.
Doreen BRUMA
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