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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: "donald wemba" <donwemba2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:22:30 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
Good day,
This proposal should not be surprising to you, as we have not had any
personal contact.Though things of this nature comes the way of business men
once in a while. However, I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction, which I am proposing to you as a person of transparency and
caliber.
Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you. My name is Mr
Donald Wemba, cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, the
leader of UNITA (National Union For The Total Independence of Angola). I got
your email address from network Directory. I apologize if I infringed on
your privacy.You may know that my Uncle was recently killed in a battle with
the government troops of Angola, led by President Dos Santos, on friday 22nd
February 2000. Now Mr. Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second in command,
has assumed office as leader of UNITA. In spite of this, UNITA is like a
herd of cattle without shepherd. Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are
still lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves
and some of them who see me as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr.
Dembo, are planning to kill me. For more information
check www.angola.org
Howeve , I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars. This is why I secretly left Angola for Mozambique and
finally South Africa) to seek political asylum.I am sincerely seeking for
your urgent help in respect of safe keeping of some of my Uncle's money that
arose from Diamonds sales.
This money ($21,000,000.00),Twenty-one million US dollars was already on its
way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank account. It was on transit with a safe deposit
company in South Arica, when the tragic incident of my Uncle's death
occurred. As a matter of fact, this is the reason I chose to leave
Mozambique for South Africa to seek political asylum. It is very clear with
the way things are now, that President Dos Santos will lobby the
International Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and accounts abroad, to
ground UNITA, since he has already done this in Angola and Mozambique.
I plan to use this money to safeguard my future. It is very essential that
you understand that, the kind of trust and confidence I want to put in you
is extraordinary, and an act of desperation on my part, in order not to lose
this money.Please, treat this contact with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality for security and safety reasons.The help I need from you is
clearing the box containing the money from the security company, after
which, it will be deposited in an account in your name, with my name as next
of kin. The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum application
is granted, and I have the permit to conduct business, then you will
transfer the account to me.
Meanwhile, the money can be invested into risk-free profitable ventures, and
there will be an agreement to protect my interest. I have all the documents
that will enable you claim the consignment from the security company.
For your reliable assistance, I will reward you with 20% of the money, 5%
will be set aside for any expencis that may incured in the cause of the
opertion. Another 5% shall be given to a charity of your choice.The rest
shall be for me for investment purposes.
I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling me
achieve this goal. Please contact me whether or not you are interested in
assisting me. This will enable me scout for another partner in the event of
non-interest on your part.
Please contact me through the e-mail above or my private telephone number.
Sincerely,
Mr Donald Wemba
+27-83-4272886
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