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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: "CHARLES COSE" <charles_cose@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:47:35 +0000
Subject: charles_cose@msn.com
FROM:MR CHARLES COSE
TEL:0027-72830 8008
email charles_cose@yahoo.com
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Dear
I am CHARLES COSE, the son of Col. Edward Cose, the Chief Security Officer
to the late President Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire, now Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Regards to detailed information and recommendation of your address l got
your contact through network online (internet)I wish to commence a very
confidential business with involving the transfer US$20Million (Twenty
Million United States Dollars) into your account. This fund was originated
during the crisis in Zaire caused by the rebel group of late President
Laurent Kabila and my father was assigned to travel to South Africa for the
purchase of arms and ammunitions worth the said amount of money.
But unfortunately during this negotiation process, the news broke out that
our President has been chased to exile where he later died and my father
seized the opportunity to divert the fund for his personal use and deposited
it in a Security and Finance Company here in South Africa as a treasure box
containing Gold and Diamond to avoid jeopardizing the fund.
Recently, the Government of late President Kabila announced that all former
Government functionaries who fled on exile during the crisis in Zaire should
return and they have been pardoned. On hearing this, my father traveled back
to my country and was arrested to face a prosecution panel, which later
convicted him to twenty-two year jail sentence.
Now, I am soliciting for your assistance to enable me transfer this fund
into your account for safekeeping pending when I come over there for
sharing. In fact, your support and assistance towards this business will be
highly appreciated as I have mapped out 25% of the total sum involved for
your assistance, 70% will be for my family and
5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred in the process of this
business.
Remember that this business needs absolute secrecy and confidentiality to
avoid jeopardy of my kind by the present Government where I taking refugee.
Note also that it is 100% risk free except otherwise you convey it to
someone else who might threaten the image.
Generally, on your acceptance to this proposal, you will expected to come
down to South Africa to open a non-resident investment account through which
the fund will be deposited before transfer into your account conveniently as
I cannot operate an account due to my position as an asylum seeker.
Please endeavor to contact me on my phone numbers or E-MAIL for
convenience.
Awaiting your kind response by phone .
Best regards
CHARLES COSE.
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