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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: "lucy zuma" <lucy2zuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:34:52 +0200
Subject: From:Mrs Lucy Zuma.
From:Mrs Lucy Zuma.
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
e-mail:contact2lucy@yahoo.com
ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO,
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
Sir,
I know you will be surprised to read from me, more so wehen it comes from a
stranger. But please consider this as a request from a family in dire need
of assistance. Firstly, I must introduce myself, I am Mrs Lucy Zuma the wife
of late colonel Ngoma Zuma of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Before his death he was one of the personal security of late president
Laurent Desire Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formerly Zaire.
My husband was shot and killed with the president, I am presently in the
Republic of South Africa with my family as asylum seeker. I got your contact
address from a business directory in Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and after going through your profile,I decided to solicit for your
assistance to transfer the sum of US$16.5 Million (sixteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in your company / personal account
for investment purposes outside Africa.
Before his death,colonel Ngoma was in charge of arms and ammunition in the
presidency and in his will which his lawyer handed over to me recently,
hecalled my attention to the money stated above which he acquired during his
trips to Johannesburg to acquire arms. He deposited the money with a
Security and Finance Company here in Johannesburg. He directed that I should
secure the release of this fund for our children's investment purposes
overseas. All the documents in relation to this fund is with me and it is
documented in the name of my son(Ngoma Junior Zuma).
From the above, you will understand that my life and that of my children
depend on this fund as such I will be grateful if you can assist me. Since
the fina cial rules and regulations of South Africa do not permit us
financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, we cannot
invest this fund in South Africa, hence we are prepared to offer you 20% of
the total sum for your assistance while 10% will be set aside for both local
and internation expenses that may be incurred by both parties and 70% will
be for my family's investment in your country with your able assistance.
For more information on this,please contact me through the above email
address:(contact2lucy@yahoo.com)
Thanking you in advance while we anxiously wait for your response.
Regards,
Mrs. Lucy Zuma
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