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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: "conrad smith" <conradsmith23@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:52:21 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
DR CONRAD SMITH
JOHANNESBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
DEAR,Degrauwe
Forgive me if this comes to you as a surprise because we do not know each
other in person. I got your address from a friend of mine working at the
South Africa chamber of commerce who assure me that you are a person of
respectable character. I am DR. CONRAD SMITH, a general practitioner
attached at the Johannesburg General Hospital, South Africa. I have very
important information I wish to share with you. On the 24th of December
2003, we admitted a patient with terminal stage of brain cancer. It was
found on examination that the cancer has metastasized extensively and that
the woman had no chances of survival. Thus our medical team informed the
patient that her death would be a matter of weeks. I was assigned to manage
this patient and I was able to have her history and eventually developed
friendship with her. It was then that I learnt from the woman that she was
married to MOBUTO SESE SEKO, the former president of ZAIRE, who was the
richest man in Africa before he died. Her name is MRS AGNES SESE SEKO, the
fourth wife of the late president of Zaire. Since the death of her husband,
she came to South Africa with her only son where they were granted political
asylum by the government of South Africa.
Few days before MRS SESE SEKO dies, she informed me of the money her late
husband deposited for her in a private security company here in South
Africa. He begged me to collect this money and transfer it to a trust
account Overseas for her only son who is only 10 years now. She told me how
she has no living relation capable of taking care of her only son and how
she would not want her son to live in Africa. She therefore begged me to
do something within my powers to send her son to an Overseas country where
he will live a safe life and have a quality education as well as where his
Muslim faith will be preserved. She told me that the amount of money
involved is US$ 29,000,000.00 ( TWENTY NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
The money is currently deposited as diplomatic consignment in a private
security company here in Johannesburg, South Africa. Before she died, MRS
SESE SEKOO handed me over all the documents to collect the money from the
Security Company. She also signed a transfer of ownership transferring the
ownership of the money to me. I have cross – checked with the security
company and have confirmed that the money is intact and safe in the
security company. MRS SESE SEKO then agreed that her son and me will share
the money after the death If I agree to help her.
This is why I am contacting you. I shall want you to assist me transfer
this money to an overseas country where we can deposit this money for her
son in a safe bank account according to MRS SESE SEKO’S desires. I shall
also want you to assist me to relocate the little boy to your country even
if it means that I will join him with my family to settle in your country.
As of now, the son is living with my family here in Johannesburg. I beg
you to treat this transaction with high confidentiality. The medical board
of South Africa will subject me to a hectic interrogation if they get hold
of this information, which may lead to the money being confiscated. But I
must assure you that this business bears no risk whatsoever. I have
perfected every arrangement to bring about a very successful transfer in the
most legal way. All I require from you is your co operation. I suggest that
when this money successfully transferred to your account, that we share the
money as follows:
1) 40% OF THE MONEY TO BE KEPT IN A BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE SON OF MRS SESE
SEKO.
2) 25% WILL BE FOR ME.
3) 25% WILL BE FORYOU.
4) 10% TO BE MARKED OUT FOR ANY UNFORSEEN EXPENSES,
On your request, I shall also send you all the documents relating to this
transaction as well as my identification I shall therefore want you to
contact me immediately by phone or e mail so that all details about this
transaction will be discussed.
Thanks and regards,
DR CONRAD SMITH,
FAX: +27- 11- 704-6609
TEL: +27 – 72 558 9348
Personal e mail (conradsmith23@hotmail.com )
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