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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: "jennifer igweokoli" <jennifer_igweokoli@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:30:33 +0200
Subject: A PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE
FROM:Mrs.Jennifer Igweokoli
136,Woodale Street
East London South Africa.
TEL:27-82-6420465
ATTN: Ahmed Amin
Please permit me to write you irrespective of the fact we have not met
before. I come in contact with your address through a good friend of my late
husband who works with South African chamber of commerce when I was scouting
for a reliable and interested partner who I can do business with. He
suggested you as honest, trustworthy and an astitute businessman with whom
one can do business with. Although I did not disclose the nature of business
I intend to do with you to him due to the nature of this business.
My name is Mrs. Jennifer Igweokoli from Angola as indicated above. I am the
wife of the Late Brigadier Arnold Igweokoli. My husband was a Brigadier in
charge of Arms and Ammunitions procurement in the Angolan Army.
In his "Will" he specifically drew my attention to US$16.4M. Which he
deposited in a safe box in a
private security company in Johannesburg South Africa, as a treasure box,
fully documented in our first son’s name ( David Igweokoli).
IN FACT MY HUSBAND SAID AND I QUOTE:
My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to US$16.4 M (Sixteen Million,
Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).I deposited the box containing
this fund in a private security company in Johannesburg South Africa. During
the war I was very dedicated and committed to winning the war against the
rebels until when I found out that senior army officers and top government
functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and
properties and sending them to foreign countries.
Due to this when I was assigned by the President (President Eduardo Santos)
to purchase Arms from South Africa, I have this as a golden opportunity
because there is no other person aware of this arms deal except I and the
President, I decided and diverted the fund for my personal use. In case of
my absence on earth as a result of death only, you should solicit for the
transfer of the fund out of this shore for investment purposes.
From the above you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us in
this respect. We are now living in South Africa as political Asylum Seekers
and the Financial Laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa do
not permit us financial rights to such a huge amount of money. In view of
this, I cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence I solicit for your
assistant to help us transfer this fund to your overseas account for any
investment which you will advice us. I am prepared to offer you 20% of the
total fund for your help in this transacton.
I will like you to include your private fax number in your next mail incase
you need us to send to you all the necessary depository agreement my late
husband reached with the security company before the deposit was made, don’t
forget to treat every matter regarding to this transaction as highly
confidential.
Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we have established trust and confidence between our selves.
Again, I have been reliably informed that some people send fraudulent
letters to unsuspecting individuals overseas making bogus claims. Please be
informed that this is not such letters as my claims are true, authentic and
verifiable. Should you have any question, feel free to contact me, but treat
this transaction with absolute confidentiality.
Yours sincerely
Mrs.Jennifer Igweokoli
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