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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: "veronica tossman" <veronicatoss15@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:50:40 +0200
Subject: urgent transfer
I Know you will be surprised to read a letter from me, consider this as a
request from a family in dare need of assistance. I am Mrs. Veronica Toss
man, the wife of late Brigadier Johnson Toss man. from Angola .I, on behalf
of my late husband and my only son, George, decided to solicit for your
assistance to transfer the sum of US$15.5million(fifteen Million, Five
Hundred thousand United State Dollars) inherited from my late husband into
your account 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$15.5million,which he had deposited in a safe box of a Private Security
Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. Infect, he said and quote "My beloved
son, I wish to draw to your attention to the sum of US$15. 5million.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 winning 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 from South Africa, we saw this as
opportunity to divert the money for our personal use. When we divided the
money, my share was US$15.5million .I did this incase of my absence due to
death so that you, George, your two sisters and your mother wouldn't 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 father, you will understand that the lives and
future of my family depend so much on this fund as such I will be grateful
if you can assist us. Now what I want you to act 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 (GEORGE) who is
now in South Africa on his telephone number +27 82 670 9094 and 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 family 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,
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