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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: "williams smith" <williamsmith_office@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:21:52 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSALS
DR.WILLIAM SMITH.
JOHANNESBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL,
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Phone:+27-72-426-4026
ATTN: DIRECTOR / CEO
Forgive me if this comes to you as a surprise because we do not know each
other in person. I actually got your contact address from the net search in
my bid to look for a reliable foreign partner who could be of assistance to
me over this matter.
I am DR.WILLIAM SMITH, a general practitioner attached to the Johannesburg
General Hospital, South Africa. I have very important information I wish to
share with you. On the 24th of December 2003, we admitted a patient with
terminal stage of brain cancer. It was found on examination that the cancer
has metastasized extensively and that the woman had no chances of survival.
Thus our medical team informed the patient that her death would be a matter
of weeks. I was assigned to manage this patient and I was able to have her
history and eventually developed friendship with her. It was then that I
learnt from the woman that she was married to MOBUTO SESE SEKO, the former
president of ZAIRE, who was the richest man in Africa before he died. Her
name is MRS AGNES SESE SEKO, the fourth wife of the late president of Zaire.
Since the death of her husband, she came to South Africa with her only son
where they were granted political asylum by the government of South Africa.
Few days before MRS SESE SEKO dies, she informed me of the money her late
husband deposited for her in a private security company here in South
Africa. He begged me to collect this money and transfer it to a trust
account Overseas for her only son who is only 10 years now. She told me how
she has no living relation capable of taking care of her only son and how
she would not want her son to live in Africa. She therefore begged me to do
something within my powers to send her son to an Overseas country where he
will live a safe life and have a quality education as well as where his
Muslim faith will be preserved.
She told me that the amount of money involved is US$ 29,000,000.00 (TWENTY
NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). The money is currently deposited as
diplomatic consignment in a private security company here in Johannesburg,
South Africa. Before she died, MRS SESE SEKO handed me over all the
documents to collect the money from the Security Company. She also signed a
transfer of ownership transferring the ownership of the money to me. I have
cross – checked with the Security Company and have confirmed that the money
is intact and safe in the Security Company. MRS SESE SEKO then agreed that
her son and me would share the money after the death if I agree to help her.
This is why I am contacting you. I shall want you to assist me transfer this
money to an overseas country where we can deposit this money for her son in
a safe bank account according to MRS SESE SEKO’S desires. I shall also want
you to assist me to relocate the little boy to your country even if it means
that I will join him with my family to settle in your country. As of now,
the son is living with my family here in Johannesburg. I beg you to treat
this transaction with high confidentiality. The medical board of South
Africa will subject me to a hectic interrogation if they get hold of this
information, which may lead to the money being confiscated. But I must
assure you that this business bears no risk whatsoever. I have perfected
every arrangement to bring about a very successful transfer in the most
legal way. All I require from you is your co-operation.
I suggest that when this money is successfully transferred to your account,
that we share the money as follows:
60% OF THE MONEY TO BE KEPT IN A BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE SON OF MRS SESE SEKO.
20% WILL BE FOR ME.
20% WILL BE FOR YOU.
On your request, I shall also send you all the documents relating to this
transaction as well as my identification I shall therefore want you to
contact me immediately by e-mail/phone so that all details about this
transaction will be discussed.
Thanks and regards,
DR.WILLIAM SMITH.
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