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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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From: kevin kabila <kevinkabila3@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:04:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: STRICLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: MR.KEVIN KABILA
HOUSE: 18 ORANGE FARM
CITY: JOHANNESSBURG,S/AFRICA
EMAIL:kevinkabila3@yahoo.com
TELE: 27-83-987 8553
DATE:21th / june / 2006
ATTN:THE DIRECTOR. / C.E.O
STRICLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
This is to acknowledge the good report I received about your personality through the contact I made here at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Before I go further, I would like to introduce my self to you. I am Mr. Kevin Kabila a cousin to the incumbent president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, (D.R.C) formerly known as Congo.
Due to the war presently in our country, the president, Laurent Kabila was using me through diplomatic means to send money out of the country with the fear that he may be overthrown by coup defeat any Time. This, we have done on two occasion, on the third trip I decided to divert the delivery which amounted to US$ 4M (Four Million United States Dollars). I have been here in South Africa for some time now thinking of what to do with this money hence the rules and regulations of South Africa do not allow any asylum seeker to operate an account. Now the president Kabul was actualized on the 16th of January 2001, when he assassinated by one of his bodyguards who was hired by the opposition group, this a has been my golden opportunity.
I have successfully deposited this money with one of the Finance Company in South Africa and the content of the box were not disclosed to the Security Company for security reasons. My aim of contacting you is to solicit for your support and assistance to see that we get this fund transferred into your bank account. I have already involved an attorney in this transaction to see that all arrangements of this business is legal, which he will help us to work out the modalities of smooth transfer of this money into your account.
WE have agreed to offer 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 10% will mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 60% will be for me and my family to Invest in your country. If this business interest you, you are required to forward your response through my PHONE number. This transaction is 100% risk free. Feel free to ask any questions and seek for more explanations. On my receipt of your favorable response, I will give you more clarifications on the modalities needed for the successful completion of this transaction. For your information, all the relevant documents regarding the deposit of this fund are here with me.
Best regards,
MR. KEVIN KABILA.
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