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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: Mary Kobe <mrsmarykobe_2@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:45:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: AN URGENT PARTNERSHIP INVITION.
From: Mrs. Mary Kobe,
17 Stuttgart Avenue,
Randburg,
Johannesburg,
Republic of South Africa.
Dear Sir,
VERY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE
I have been waiting for the Military to hand-over government of Sierra Leone to the Civillian. I am Mrs. Mary Kobe, widow of late General John Kobe. I procured your contact information from my search for a reliable person who is capable of handling such a proposal of such a magnitude, as my late husband has made it that this proposal herein will be at the betterment of his family, as the person to be the foreign partner will take good care of his investment and family as well. My late husband was one of the victims of the Civil war. I have been informed by one of our family's attorney who is a South African citizen with the name Barrister Callistus Montano that my late husband operated a secret account with a fictitious name in the FIRST NATIONAL BANK here in Johannesburg. In this account, he has (Thirty-nine Million Dollars) $39,000,000 only, which was credited in his favour.
In my husband's 'WILL' he stated that one of his partners overseas will take care of his family/properties. The attorney is waiting for my late husband's partner overseas who is to take care of his family/properties according to his WILL. Since no mention was made in the WILL as to who the said partner is, I want you to take advantage of this upon receipt of this email, you are to contact the family attorney with the following information:
Name: Barrister livinus..
Address: 17 Brixton Street, Orange Groove, Johannesburg. RSA>
Email: livechambers@easyifomail.co.za.
Try to contact this lawyer as urgent as possible with the following reference:
Amount deposited: $39,000,000 US Dollar.
Bank: First National Bank of South Africa.
Month/Year of Account: July, 1999.
Secret Code: 43/99FNB/MBW/13.00131/7.
It has been resolved by the family that 20% of the total fund shall be your share for presenting yourself for this purpose/assistance you will give in this regard,while 10% mapped-out for the re-enbursement of all local and international expenses, which will be incurred in the transfer process. Finally the remaining 70% is for myself and my children, which a good part of this fund shall be directed towards executing my husband's WILL, which is to buy shares and stocks in foriegn countries, in order to secure our children's future.
To facilitate this transaction, please send your telephone and fax number, throough which you will be contacted immediately by our attorney, which his information is written above. Note: This is our life and I trust you with it. I want you to reciprocate the same trust, which I repose in you. Give this matter a prompt and quick response. Please, direct your response VIA to our family attorney whom the information is written above and discuss with him towards the effective conpletion of this transaction/how to get this fund out of the bank. My assurance to you is that this transaction is hundred percent risk-free.
Best regards,
Mrs. Mary Kobe.
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