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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: "telar robertson" <telarobertson03@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:20:34 +0200
Subject: SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
FROM: Mr. Robert Tela
TEL: +27732424005
FAX: +27 11 507 6950
Email: robert_tela@yahoo.co.in
DEAR SIR/MADAM
SOLICITING FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE
I know you will be surprised to read from me despite what is going on in the
global world today, but please understand my cause is deference and consider
this letter as requested. Firstly I am Mr. Robert Tela from South Africa the
son of Mr. Alfred Tela.
I am adopted child from child hued (which I do not know) and we are family
of three, father, mother and I my self. My late father is a director in
Anglo Platinum Milling Company and was involve in DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI
DISASTER. He is among the nine South Africans that died in Thailand.
Most important, on his 58th birthday last year before his death he made me
and my mother to know that he deposited SEVENTEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$17,500,000.00) in my name as a family
treasure (for the safe of his job) in a private Safety and Finance Company
here in South Africa. On that day I was made known that I am adopted child,
which left a depuration in my heart today.
After three (3) days of his burial on January, we received a letter from the
safety and finance company, on that letter my father have some charges to
clear by MARCH 2005 for the safety of the consignment. In respect of this
matter my mother who is a widow Mrs. Rebecca Tela advice me to solicit for
foreign partner or company to assist me in retrieving this consignment and
transfer the fund to overseas account, as my father's elder brother is after
his wealth. For the save of my life and my future I have decided to seek for
your help to transfer this fund to your country and invest there.
The modalities on how the transfer will be done and conveyed will be
explained to you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves.
For your assistance, I will offer you 25% of the total fund.
I am looking forward to your prompt response and please treat this matter as
very urgent. Please, do not fail to furnish me with your personal details,
Tel and fax numbers in your reply. Please use my private mail address
<robert_tela@yahoo.co.in> or Fax: +27 11 507 6950
Finally, I urge you to help and maintain the confidentiality of this matter,
as I am afraid of my father's elder brother and will not afford to loose
this fund.
Kind regards,
Mr. Robert Tela
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