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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: "rosa savimbi" <rosa_savimbi20@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:18:04 +0100
Subject: proposal
GOOD DAY,
I got your contact in my search for a trust-worthy foreigner that will assist me with my present predicament, as I don’t even know whom to trust so I allowed the spirit of God to lead me. Firstly, let me introduce my self. I am Mrs. Rosa Jonas Savimbi, wife of the late
leader of the National Union of the total Liberation of Angola (U.N.I.T.A)who died on February 22 2002 by the bullet of the ruling government troop.
My late husband was controlling the northern part of Angola as a rebel leader which is blessed with a huge deposit of diamonds this my late husband used to his advantage, mining and selling these diamond to foreign individuals and government in return for huge amount of US Dollars and ammunitions that is part of the reasons couple with determination why he was able to sustain his troop for 30 years of civil war before his untimely death He left a huge amount of money which amount to $18m (United state dollars)he kept the money under my care in case of eventuality so that the future of me and our children will be secure.
when we heard the bad news of his death his trusted aid moved me and the children and members of our family out of our hiding, we traveled by road to Accra in Ghana from where I am making this contact, the money has been coded and secretly deposited in a security company and declared as (FAMILY TREASURE) for onward courier to reliable foreigner in an advanced country that has a stable economy like your country for safe keep. I am offering you some percent of the total money if you will assist me to move this money out of Africa as the foreign beneficiary and provide a safe account, were this money will be kept pending my investment.
I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free as we have put all the logistics in place to make it successful, all we need from you is your co-operation and sincerity of purpose. You will be contacting our family lawyer for more details on how you are going to assist us conclude this transaction because he has all the Document that is needed in the transaction with him, I am recovering from a traumatic attack since the death of my husband. I will wait for your response, thank you
and God bless.
Yours faithful,
Mrs. Rosa Jonas Savimbi
NB GET BACK TO ME TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS(rosa_savimbi20@yahoo.com)I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR UNGENT REPLY SO THAT I CAN LINK YOU WITH OUR FAMILY LAWYER CONTACT.
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