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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: "rose grace" <rosegrace_56@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:02:31 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
.ATTENTION :PLEASE
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
Greetings!
I know you will be surprised to read a letter from me,but
please, consider this as a request from a family in dare
need of assistance. I am Mrs. ROSE GRACE,the wife of
late Brigadier Amoke Martin from Angola.I am writing to
you from government Reserved Area (GRA) South Africa.
And I, on behalf of my late husband and my only
son,(CLEMENT) decided to solicit for your assistance to
transfer the sum of US$20 million dollars, from my late
husband into your company or private bank account.
Before the death of my husband, he was a Brigadier
in-charge of Arms and
ammunition procurement for the Angolan Army. In his will,
he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$20
million, which he had
deposited, in a safe box of a private Security Company in
Johannesburg,
South Africa. In fact, he said and I quote My beloved son,
I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$20 million.
I deposited the said
box containing the fund in a Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa.During the war, I was very
dedicated and committed to wining the war against the
rebels until when I found out that some senior army
officers and government functionaries were busy helping
themselves with
government funds and properties, sending them to foreign
countries. Due to this,when I and former special adviser to
the President were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo
Santos) to purchase arms in South Africa, we saw this as an
opportunity to divert the money for our personal use. When
we divided the money, my share was US$20 million. I did
this in case of my absence due to death so that you,
Clement, your two sisters and your mother wouldnt suffer.
You should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere
foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of
South Africa for investment. I deposited the box in your
name and you alone with the deposit code can claim it.Your
mother is with all the documents, take good care of your
mother and your two sisters. Do not disappoint me! Good
bye.
>From this word of my late husband, you will understand that
the lives and future of my family depend on this fund as
such I will be grateful if you can assist us.Now what I
want you to do for us as an international partner is to
help us clear this sum from the Security Company using your
name as the beneficiary of the fund. You can contact my son
(Clement GRACE) who is now in South Africa on his
telephone number 27-83-870-2432,for more details.
We have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your
assistance and 5% for the expenses that might be incurred
in the course of the transfer and the remaining 75% for the
familys investment abroad which
you will also assist us to materialize. Further information
and discussion about this transaction will commence as soon
as you give us the assurance and confidence that this money
will be safe when
transferred to your account and, please treat this matter
with urgency.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
ROSE( FOR THE FAMILY ).
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