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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: moko family <mokofamily10@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:32:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT FUND TO TRANSFER


FROM: KURT MOKO.
21 CLAIM STREET,
BEREA SOUTH AFRICA
E-MAIL:mokofamily10@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir,
URGENT INFORMATION &CONFIDENTIAL
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I got your contact in my search for an honest and
trustworthy foreign partner to assist me transact this confidential business. First, I must introduce myself to you.

I am KURT MOKO, a former aide de camp and cousin to the late President of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO(DRC) (formerly known as Zaire),LAURENT KABILA.Due to the war raging in my country then the late President, Laurent Kabila,was using me through
diplomatic means to send money out of the Republic
because he had feared that he might be overthrown or
killed at any time.

He wanted to provide for his family.On this particular occasion the late President gave me the sum of US$48.5m' (FOURTY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to carry abroad through SOUTH AFRICA.

This money was packed into a SAFE-BOX and brought into SOUTH AFRICA by DIPLOMATIC MEANS.It is here in South Africa that the news of the death of the President reached me, just exactly as he feared. May his soul rest in peace!


After receiving the news of the President's death,l
was faced with deciding on what to do with the
US$48.5M (fourty eight Million five hundred United
States Dollars) in my possession.I then deposited the SAFE-BOX containing this money in a PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY here in SOUTH AFRICA as FAMILY VALUABLES,without disclosing real content of it to them.

My objective now is to invest this money in a foreign country like yours. I will also appreciate entering into a profitable joint venture with you after the safe transfer of the money. I am by this mail asking you to assist me transfer this money to your personal/corporate account.

For your assistance,I shall compensate you with 25% of the total sum. I have also set aside 5% of the total sum for expenses you and l may incure in course of this transaction.The remaining 70% will be for my family, which you will help us invest.

Kindly, include your private phone and Fax number for easily communication ,I will furnish you with the details of the transaction as soon as you assure me of your honesty, trust and determination to help me.

NOTE THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUCCESS
OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED BY ME HERE,AND THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US A MAXIMUM OF 4 (FOUR) WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH.THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.

BEST REGARDS,

KURT MOKO.(MR)







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