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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: "calos khumalo" <calos_khumalo2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:53:03 -0700
Subject: STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM: MR. CALOS KHUMALO
TEL: +27-83-363-9589
EMAIL:calos_khumalo2005@hotmail.com
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO
STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. Firstly I must
introduce myself. I am Mr. Carlos J. KHUMALO from Angola. I am the first and
the only son of the late Brigadier Joe KHUMALO. I am presently residing in
South Africa.
I got your contact from a business directory in Johannesburg Chamber of
Commerce and Industry. On behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. Chantel KHUMALO,
I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
US$25.5Million (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollar) inherited from my late father into your personal/company account.
Before his death he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition
procurement for the Angolan army.
In his "WILL", he specifically drew my attention to US$25.5M, which he
deposited in a safe box in a private Security Company in Johannesburg South
Africa, as a treasure box fully documented in my name (Calos KHUMALO).
In fact my father said and I quote: "My beloved son, I wish to draw your
attention to US$25.5M (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred United States
Dollar). I deposited the box containing the fund in a Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa. During the war I was dedicated and committed to
winning the war against the rebels until I found out that senior official
and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government
funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries. Due to this when
the former special advisor to the President and I were assigned by President
(Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South Africa, we saw this as a
golden opportunity and diverted the money shared it and I got a total sum of
US$25.5Million. In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only,
you should solicit for fund investment purposes".
>From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depend on this money, as such, I will be grateful if you can assist us. We
are now living in South Africa as political asylum seeker and financial laws
and regulation of South Africa do not permit asylum seekers financial rights
to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest in South
Africa, hence I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 10%
will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept
for my family and me.
Finally, modalities on the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have
established trust and confidence between ourselves. Please treat this matter
as very urgent.
Best regards,
{MR. CALOS J KHUMALO}
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