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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: "Samuel Moyo" <samuel.moyo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: samuel.moyo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:33:18 +0200
Subject: From:Mr.Samuel Moyo.
From:Mr.Samuel Moyo.
18 Sunheight Randburg East
Johannesburg South Africa.
Phone:27-73-594 3438.
Dear Sir,
I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter
as a request from a family in their need of your assistance.First I must
introduce myself I am Mr.Samuel Moyo from Angola.I am the first and only son
of the late Brigadier Paul Moyo.I am presently residing in South Africa.
if well executed as your contact is via AMERICAN ONLINE INTERNET NETWORK
courtesy of the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/INDUSTRY and on behalf of my widowed
mother,Mrs.Philomin Moyo,I decided to solicit for your assistance to
transfer the sum of US$21,320,000.00,(Twenty One Million,Three Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United State Dollars)inherited from my late father into your
personal or company's account.Before my father's death,he was Brigadier in
charge of arms and ammunition purchase for the Angola Armed Forced.in his
"WILL"he specifically drew my attention to this sum of US$21.320
Million,which he deposited in a safe box of a private security company in
south African.
INFACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:-
"MY beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$21,320,000.00(Twenty One million,three hundred and twenty thousand united
state dollars),which I deposited in a box with a security company in
Johannesburg,south African case of my absence on earth caused by death
only,you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of south Africa for investment purpose deposited the
money in your name and it can be claimed you alone with the deposit
code.Your mother has all the document.Take good care of your mother and
sister."
>From the above,you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money will be very grateful if you can assist us.We are now
living in south Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial laws of
south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain financial rights to such
huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot invest this south africa,hence
I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of south africa for
investment purpose.for your efforts am prepared to offer you 25%of the total
fund,while 5%will be set aside for local and international expenses and
70%will be kept by my family and me.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me on the above Telephone
number.
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mr.Samuel Moyo.
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