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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: MRS.M.SESE-SEKO <mobutusese1949@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:39:12 -0800
Subject: CONTACT ME REAL URGENT
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. M. SESE-SEKO, WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF =
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC DU CONGO.
I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER THIS WAY IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY =
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION ( AND BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF RELIABILITY =
AND TRUST I HAVE ON THE CREDIBLE SOURCE FROM WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT.)
I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND OUR CHILDREN OUT OF DEMOCRATIC =
REPUBLIC DU CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE 'D' IVOIRE WHERE I AND MY FAMILY =
SETTLED WHILE HE LATER MOVED TO SETTLE IN MOROCCO WHERE HE LATER DIED OF ( =
PROSTRATE ) CANCER.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THIS SITUATION, WE DECIDED TO CHANNEL MOST OF MY =
HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANKS AND OTHER COUNTRIES =
INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF =
STATE OF (DRC) - MAJ. GEN. JOSEPH KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE SWISS =
GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S =
BILLIONS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK'S AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, ( HENCE IT =
WAS PERCEIVED THAT IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S LOYALIST THAT ASSASSINATED MR. LAURANT =
KABILA THE FATHER OF THE PRESENT HEAD OF STATE ON THE 16TH OF JAN, 2001. )
ONE OF MY LATE HUSBANDS CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS DETAINED BY THE =
FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY TO A DIFFERENT ONE SO =
THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED, I HAVE DEPOSITED THE =
SUM OF TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY (US$12M) MAINTAINED BY A =
SECURITY OUTFIT FOR SAFE KEEPING IN ONE OF THESE OVERSEA COUNTRIES.
THESE FUNDS ARE DEFACED AND CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING INTO WRONG =
HANDS, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY ACKNOWLEDGING =
THIS MESSAGE SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (JOHNSON MOBUTU SESE-SEKO) =
WHO IS PRESENTLY BASED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THESE FUNDS ARE BEING KEPT BY A =
SECURITY COMPANY WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE =
CONSIGNMENTS.
I WANT YOU TO ASSIST US IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY =
IDENTITY REVEALED, I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN =
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE =
INVESTMENTS.
MAY I AT THIS POINT, EMPHASIZE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY WHICH =
THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND =
CONFIDENCE WHICH REPOSE IN YOU.
IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST, MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE =
PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING =
MAINTAINED BY A SECURITY COMPANY AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING =
REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES. FOR THIS REASON, KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR =
CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS, YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR =
CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
REGARDS,
MRS. M. SESE-SEKO
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