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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: Halima Kabila <halima_kfamily@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:30:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Halima
EMINENTLY CONFIDENTIAL
From: Dr./Mrs. HALIMA KABILA
5 MORNINGSIDE SANDTON JHB.S/A
Dearest
SOLICITING FOR YOUR PERSUASIVE ASSISTANCE FROM A WIDOW
It gives me a great pleasure to contact you, and I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. I am Dr./Mrs. Halima Kabila (the last wife of the former Congolese Military President/ Head of States, Laurent Kabila) who died mysteriously in the year 2000.
I have been in South Africa since the death of my husband, do to hash treatment from the first son of the family who is now the current President. I decided to contact you so that we can arrange with you for favourable terms of trade, and the possibility of moving some of the funds in my position, to your possession.
Since the death of my husband, the incumbent President who is the first son of my husband from the first wife, have not allowed me and my kids to enjoy the presidential privilege because of the mis-understanding that existed between his mother and I.
Consequently, our bank account here in Congo and abroad have been frozen in a very wicked manner, For the past 3years. I have lost over US$10 million to the Government of Congo, all these loses was mainly due to the fact that, my late husband confided in me because of my potentials than the first wife.
For partnership purpose, and for the sake of humanity, we decided to contact you in confidence to inform you that we have in our possession all substantiation of the deposits made by my late Husband, which were funds that was diplomatically moved out of Congo to South Africa.
This fund involves a total cash sum of USD18M (Eighteen Million United-States Dollars Only.), which were hidden and packaged in one big Metal Box, presently kept with a Diplomatic Security Deposit Company in South Africa, as Family Treasures. In regards to this, you are to forward your private telephone and fax number to enable my lawyer and my only son to communicate with you, so as to arrange the mode of the transfer from south Africa to your country.
For security reasons all Communications regarding to these business should be strictly by fax and telephone communication. Secondly, We have agreed to offer you 30% 0f the USD. $18Million, for your Immense assistance to us, while you will hold 70% on trust for us as we would like to do a good business Investment in your country and also invest in charity.
Please you are required to treat this letter Highly confidential as no other person knows about this money except me, my son Hakeem, your very self and Barr. Williams Jr, our lawyer in South Africa.
Looking forward to hearing from you via my son fax and telephone number in Johannesburg, Tel: 27-76-448-3588. Fax:27-78-225-5155. May God bless you as you help a widow in need of help.
Yours sincerely,
DR./MRS HALIMA KABILA
(ONBEHALF OF KABILA'S FAMILY)
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