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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: "Mrs.Mariam Sese Seko" <robert_komi@msn.com>
Reply-To: mseko1945@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 11:32:19 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.
Dear friend,
I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire, now
known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am moved to write you this
letter. This was in confidence considering my present circumstance and
situation.
I escaped along with my husband and two of our sons Kennedy and Basher out
of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire where my
family and I settled, while we later moved to settled in Morocco where my
husband later died of cancer disease.
However, due to this situation we decided to change most of my husband's
billions of dollars deposited in Swiss bank and other countries into other
forms of money coded for safe purpose because the then new head of state of
the late (D.R.C.) Mr Laurent Kabila has made arrangement with the Swiss
government and other European countries to freeze all my late husband's
treasures deposited in some european countries. Hence,my children and I
decided laying low in Africa to study the situation till when things gets
better. Like now that president Kabila is dead and the son taking over
(Joseph Kabila). One of my late husband's chateaux in Southern France was
confiscated by the french government, and as such I had to change my
identity so that my investment will not be traced and confiscated. I have
deposited the sum Thirty Million United State Dollar(US$30M) with a Trust
Company for safe keeping.
What I want you to do is to indicate your interest that you can assist us in
receiving the money on our behalf, so that I can introduce you to my son
(Kennedy) who has the out modalities for the claim of the said funds. I want
you to assist in investing this money, but I will not want my identity
revealed. I will also want to acquire real/landed properties and stock in
multi-national companies and to engage in other safe and non-speculative
investments as advise by your good self. May I at this point emphasize the
high level of confidentiality, which this our upcoming project demands, and
hope you will not betray the trust and confidence, which I repose in you.
In conclusion, if you want to assist us, my son (Kennedy) shall divulge to
you all briefs regarding
this project, tell you where the funds are currently being maintained and
also discuss remuneration for your services. For this reason kindly furnish
us your contact information, that is your personal telephone and fax number
for confidential purpose and acknowledge receipt of this mail.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Mariam Sese-seko.
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