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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "FROM MISS Janet Kabila" <kabilajanet@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kabilajanet@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:03:02 +0200
Subject: business proposal
HELLO
GOOD DAY,PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I CAME ACROSS YOUR EMAIL CONTACT IN INTERNET DURING MY EXTENSIVE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTENER WHO COULD BE CAPABLE OF ASSISTING ME IN THE BELOW BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
IN A BRIEF,I AM MISS JANET KABILA 24YEARS OLD GIRL THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS DENNIS KABILA.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BUSINESS MAN BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST WEST AFRICAN STATE,BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS DURING THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISES IN MY COUNTRY.
AFTER MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 2001, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY THE REBELS,,BUT BEFORE HE DIED,HE CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE SUM OF US$10M (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY
COMPANY IN KUALA LUMPUR,MALAYSIA AS FAMILY VALUEABLE.
WHICH HE SAID THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT THE SAID SUM IN THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT ,AND TOLD ME THAT ALL I HAVE TO DO FOR HIM FOR HIS SPIRIT TO BE AT REST WHERE EVER HE IS,IS TO MAKE SURE THAT I SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHO COULD BE CAPABLE OF ASSISTING ME IN BRINGING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
THEN YOU ARRANGED WITH A TRAVEL AGENT WHO WILL HELP ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR CONTRY WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE INVESTED.I AM RIGHT NOW IN LOME FOR THE CLAIMS.
FOR THIS REASON ,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY IN YOUR NAME AND PROCEED TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION,BUT,PLEASE BE NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS ALREADY PACKED IN A TRUNK BOX IN THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE IT IS BEING DISGUISED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM MEANT FOR EXPORT OVERSEAS.
SIR PLEASE FOR YOUR ASSISTANTE TO ME IN CLAIMING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY I AM WILLING TO OFFER 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AND 15% AS A COMPENSATION FOR EVERY EXPENCISE YOU WILL INCURE IN THIS TRANSACTION BEFORE THE SUCCESSFUL RETRIVING OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY,PLEASE SIR IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS SUM AND SECURE IT FOR ME,PLEASE WRITE ME BACK THANK'S I AM ANTICIPATING TO HEARING FROMYOU SOONEST.
BEST REGARDS
FROM MISS Janet Kabila
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