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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: "david mark" <dr_davidmark@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:32:33 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM Dr David Mark.
TELE PHONE 27 83-752-4656ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: dr_david1975@yahoo.com
ATT:
I got your address and other details from a Business Directory Courtesy of the International Chamber of Commerce and Industry,South Africa.I am Nelson Pedro, my father was the External Affairs Minister in the Government of the Angola rebel leader(DAVID MARK).
At the mid term of the rebellion which is still on till date,my father thinking fast decided to send my younger brother and I out of Angola because the fate of our our country was yet to be decided. My brother and I left Angola for South Africa with a total sum of USD 22M(Twenty-two Million USDollars),sealed in a diplomatic baggage meant for the purchase of arms from South Africa.
On arrival in South Africa because we are political asylum seekers , we were not allowed to operate a bank account. So with the instruction of my father, I deposited the money with a security company.Though I did not reveal the content of the baggage to the security company nor did I declare the actual content to them,because we wanted to be on a safer side.I told
them that the baggage belongs to my foreign affiliate who is the beneficiary of the item.
Unfortunately,because of my fathers political position and influence he was assasinated.
Since then,we have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to help us transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to investment in that country or any other conducive country overseas.But it has to be less tax demanding country.Luckily I ran into you address and other details and decided to contact you and see if you can be of any help to us.
We intend to share this money (US$22M) as follows: 1. 20% of the total sum goes to you if you assist us in transferring this money successfully into any of your overseas account. 2. 5% if the total sum will be set aside to offset all bills and expenses incured in the process of this transaction. 3. 75% of the total sum will be for my brother and I for investment in any country of which you will be a guide to us.
Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free on your side, as we have concluded allmodalities to aid this transfer.Should this meet your utmost consideration,please give me your earliest reply through the telephone and fax numbers transcribed above.Be kind to provide me wit your communication facilities for hitch-free and confidential link. Feel free to ask questions you consider necessary in this transaction.
The confidentiality in this transaction cannot be over emphasized as I trust and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention it demands.Please treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.BEST REGARDS
Dr David Mark.ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: dr_david1975@yahoo.com
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