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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: "mariam seseko" <qin401@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrmseko2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:05:29 +0000
Subject: help me and my family
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 Isettled,
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 MillionUnited 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 yourpersonal telephone and fax number for confidential purpose and
acknowledge.
receipt of this mail using the email address below:mrmseko2005@yahoo.com
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Mariam Sese Seko
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