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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: "FROM DR MANUEL KEPTON" <wiww@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: manuelkepton@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:26:35 +0200
Subject: UEGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FROM DR MANUEL KEPTON
DR MANUEL KEPTON
GENERAL HOSPITAL
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
ATTENTION; MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O,
Forgive me if this comes to you as a surprise because we do not know each other in person. I got your address from a friend of mine working at the South Africa chamber of commerce who assure me that you are a person of respectable character,
I am DR MANUEL KEPTON, a general practitioner attached at the Johannesburg General Hospital, South Africa. I have very important information I wish to share with you. On the 24th of MARCH 2004, we admitted a patient with terminal stage of brain cancer. It was found on examination that the cancer has metastasized extensively and that the woman had no chances of survival. Thus our medical team informed the patient that her death would be a matter of weeks. I was assigned to manage this patient and I was able to have her history and eventually developed friendship with her. It was then that I learnt from the woman that she was married to MOBUTO SESE SEKO, the former president of ZAIRE, who was the richest man in Africa before he died. Her name is MRS AGNES SESE SEKO, the fourth wife of the late
president of Zaire.
Since the death of her husband, she came to South Africa with her only son where they were granted political asylum by the government of South Africa few days before MRS SESE SEKO dies, she informed me of the money her late husband deposited for her in a private security company here in South Africa. He begged me to collect this money and transfer it to a trust account overseas for her only son who is only 10 years now. She told me how she has no living relation capable of taking care of her only son and how she would not want her son to live in Africa. She therefore begged me to do something within my powers to send her son to an Overseas country where he will live a safe life and have a quality education as well as Where his Muslim faith will be preserved. She told me that the amount of money involved is US$ 30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). The money is currently deposited as diplomatic consignment in a private security company !
here in Johannesburg, South Africa. Before she died, MRS SESE SEKOO handed me over all the documents to collect the money from the Security Company. She also signed a transfer of ownership transferring the ownership
of the money to me. I have cross? Checked with the security company and have confirmed that the money is intact and safe in the security company. MRS SESE SEKO then agreed that her son and me will share the money after the death If I agree to help her. This is why I am contacting you. I shall want you to assist me transfer this money to an overseas country where we can deposit this money for her son in a safe bank account according to MRS SESE SEKO?S desires. I shall also want you to assist me to relocate the little boy to your country even if it means that I will join him with my family to settle in your country. As of now, the son is living with my family here in Johannesburg. I beg you to treat this transaction with high confidentiality.
The medical board of South Africa will subject me to a hectic interrogation if they get hold of this information, which may lead to the money being confiscated. But I must assure you that this business bears no risk whatsoever. I have perfected every arrangement to bring about a very successful transfer in the most legal way. All I require from you is your co-operation. I suggest that when this money successfully transferred to your account, that we
share the money as follows:
1) 40% OF THE MONEY TO BE KEPT IN BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THE SON
OF MRS SESE SEKO.
2) 25% WILL BE FOR ME.
3) 25% WILL BE FORYOU.
4) 10% TO BE MARKED OUT FOR ANY UNFORSEEN EXPENSES,
On your request, I shall also send you all the documents relating to this transaction as well as my identification I shall therefore want you to contact me immediately by phone or e mail so that all details about this transaction will be discussed.
Thanks and regards,
DR MANUEL KEPTON,
Tel: +27-83-695-1040
Fax: +27-11-802-0724
Personal E-mail: manuelkepton@yahoo.ca OR audiosa1@yahoo.ca.
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