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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: "Aishatu Shalima Kabila" <josephnkuma_za1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:46:09 +0000
Subject: Seeking for Investment/Urgen Assistance
Mrs. Aishatu Shalimar Kabila
PRESIDENTIAL VILLA (Kinshasa)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
RE: I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP
My greetings.
I know you will be amazed to read from me, but please consider this letter
as a request from a widow in need of help. I have pick-up the trust and
courage to write you this letter with divine confidences that you will be a
reliable and honest person whom I could trust in this important investment
assistance. I got your contact details through a consulting firm attached to
your country Embassy while searching for a reliable and reputable person.
I am Mrs. Aishatu Shalimar Kabila, the last wife of late President of
Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila. I, on behalf of Benge’s family
decided to solicit for assistance to transfer the sum of US$22,000,000.00
(Twenty-Two Million United States Dollars) to your personal account, believe
that the funds will be saved in your bank account for an investment. I would
like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an
opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country. This
substantial capital I honorably intended to invest in your country into a
very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the
said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
This money was part of the fund secured by my late husband when he was still
in power. As the wife he relied on me, my attention was drawn to this said
amount of money in case of unforeseen circumstances. This fear was
actualized on the 16th January 2001 when His bodyguard, Rasheed assassinated
him. The funds has being at a private security firm in Johannesburg-South
Africa for the past four years now since my husband passed away, also it was
deposited on my name as the beneficiary by my late husband, no members of my
husband family including my step son who took over the presidency are aware
of this deposit.
If you find interest in this proposal kindly contact my immediate brother
Christoph Benge who is presently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa on
below contact:
Mr. Christoph Bongo Benge
Tel: + 27 76 100 0059
Email: Chribeng04@yahoo.com
For more information, Christoph my brother will inform you of the whole
procedure mapped out for the transfer, I gave him authorization to deal with
you on my behalf and on behalf of our Family. He has in his possession all
the necessary documentation relating to the funds deposit. For your
assistance, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total amount, while 80%
will be for our investment in your country in which you are to be the
investment manager.
Finally, you are requested to maintain the secrecy of this proposal. God
will bless you abundantly as you declare your interest to assist me.
Yours truly,
Aishatu Shalimar Kabila
(For Benge’s Family of Old Zaire)
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