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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: victor_m01@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:14:12 +0200
Subject: FROM MR.VICTOR MAMBO
FROM;MR.VICTOR MAMBO
EMAIL;victormambo@epatra.com
EMAIL;victor_m01@yahoo.co.in
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I do recognize the surprise this urgent but confidential letter will bring to you especially as it came from a stranger, but rest assured that it came with the best of intentions. First, I must introduce myself. I am Mr.Victor Mambo, from FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA and my father was the former Special adviser to the Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. I got your address and other details from the International Chamber of Commerce here in South Africa.
I must apologize for taking some of your valuable time to explain a proposal that I believe will be of utmost benefit to both of us. I am consulting you on behalf of my Late Father Who deposited huge sum of money amounting to ($32.5 MILLION US DOLLARS}in a trunk-box,with a security company here in johannesburg,south Africa as a family tressure. which was intended for the purchase of war equipment, but due to the fact that we are currently in ASYLUM in South Africa. I decided that I urgently look for a foreign partner, who could help us immediately claim and invest this funds, as the western world most especially the united states of America is demanding that Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA should be tried at the international war crime tribunal in HAGUES.
When my father saw that in nomuch time there administration will be going down We made arrangement and transferred the money through diplomatic means to South Africa , where we are presently living in exile as an asylum seeker but unfortunately,my father died of heart attack after a few months of exile in South Africa and automatically, I came in total control of the said money as the only surviving son, my mother and two younger sisters. Upon our arrival in South Africa after due consideration, we
deposited the money with a Security Company for
security reasons. The actual content was not disclosed
to them (Security Company) pending when we see a
trustworthy person who will assist us in transferring
this money to his account outside South Africa, as the
strict Monetary Laws here do not allow asylum seekers
certain financial rights.
I shall be most grateful if you can assist me
accomplish this transaction and hoping too that you
will remain trustworthy. For your efforts and
assistance, I have agreed to give you 20% of the total
sum while 5% will be set aside for all the expenses
incurred in the course of this transaction. The rest
of the 75% will be for my family investment in your
country.
Please, note that I have made arrangements for a
successful deal. As such, the only thing I ask from
you is total assistance to transfer this money,
complete trust and assurance that my own part of the
money will be safe when transferred to your account. I
would also wish you kept this proposal highly
confidential and secret considering my father’s
position before his death and the source of the money.
If you are interested in assisting me, please contact
me through the above email as soon as possible.
Thanking you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR.VICTOR MAMBO.
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