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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: jobutu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:51:52 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REPLY?=
DEAR Friend,
I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise considering the fact
that we have not met before.
May the Almighty God bless you as you read this email.I am trully looking
for someone that will assist me with a business that has to do with my family
estate which my late father left behind for us.i am contacting you based
on the fact that i want someone that is not known to my family to assist
me in this business and this is for security reasons which i will explain
to you as we make progress. I am the first son of the late Joseph Desire
Mobutu, the former President of "ZAIRE" now democratic republic of congo.
I am presently on political asylum in Nigeria . I got your contact over
the internet during my search for a person that will assist me in this business.this
became neccessary as i do not want anybody known to me or my family to be
associated with this money. I want you to note that this business will benefit
both of us and that it is 100% risk free. However, you must confirm your
ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money. The
funds "THIRTY SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS" ($37million) is my share
of my father's estate.
I boxed and shipped the money to a security company abroad at the peak of
the a political uprising that rocked my country few years ago. Now that
the crisis has ended , I need a trustworthy person to proceed to the place
of the security company in order to clear the fund and afterwards,i will
come to your country for us to start a joint business venture as i do not
have the intention of bringing the funds back to Africa for a very long
time.Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that will enable
you take<BR>possession of the fund for onward investment for our mutual
benefit. All I need from you is as follows:
1. Your confirmation of your ability to handle this business for me.
2.your word that you will keep this business as confidential as possible
at all times until we conclude this business.
3. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.
4. Your full permanent address.
As soon as I get the above information from you, I will disclose to you
the name and the country of the security company, the contact of the diplomat
that i have hired to assist us in this business,as well as your name and
particulars to the security company as my representative and my partner
to enable them contact you accordingly. As we make progress,i will send
to you a"LETTER OF AUTHORITY" and "AGREEMENT LETTER" to enable you clear
the fund on my behalf. Note that this is a very safe transaction as this
funds is my share of my father's estate. I await your response to enable
us proceed.Please reply to "nzangamobutu21@ecplaza.net
Regards,
Nzanga Joseph Desire Mobutu
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