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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: veronica tossman <veronicatossman3@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:34:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MRS.VERONICA TOSSMAN.
Tel: + 27 83 9490568.
Email: georgetossman@yahoo.co.in
Greetings!
I know you will be surprised to read a letter from me,consider this as a request from a family in dare need of assistance.I am Mrs.veronica Tossman,the wife of lateBrigadier Johnson Tossman from Angola.I,on behalf of my late husband and my only son,George,decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$20.5million(Twenty million five hundred thousanUS dollars)inherited from my late husband into your account or private bank account.Before the death of my husband,he was a Brigadier Incharge of Arms and Ammunition Procurement for the Angolan Army.In his Will,he specifically drew myattention to the sum of US$20.5million,which he had deposited in a safe box of a Private Security Company in Johannesbuerg,South Africa.Infact,he said and Iquote "My beloved son,I wish to draw to your attention to the sum of US$20.5million.I deposited the said box containing the fund in a Security Company inJohannesburg,South Africa.During the war,I was very dedicated and committed to!
winning
the war against the rebels until when I found out that some Senior ArmyOfficers and Government Functionaries were busy helping themselves with Government funds and properties,sending them to foreign countries.Due tothis,when I and former special adviser to the President were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms from South Africa,we saw thisas opportunity to divert the money for our personal use.When we divided the money,my share was US$20.5million .I did this incase of my absence due to deathso that you, George,your two sisters and your mother wouldn't suffer.You should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for Investment.I depositedthe box in your name and you alone with the deposit code can claim it.Your mother is with all the documents,take good care of your mother and your two sisters.Do not disappoint me!Good bye.From this word of my late father,you will unde!
rstand
that the lives and future of my family depend so much on this fund as such I will be grateful if you canassist us. Now what I want you to do for us as an International partner is to help us clear this sum from the security company using your name as thebeneficiary of the fund.You can contact my son(GEORGE) who is now in South Africa on the above email and telephone number for more details.We have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance and 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the transfer and the remaining 75% for the family investment abroad which you will also assist us to materialize.Furtherinformation and discussion about this transaction will commence as soon as you give us the assurance and confidence that this money will be safe when transferred to your account and,please treat this matter with urgency.
Thanks and God bless.Regards,
VERONICA TOSSMAN (MRS)
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