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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: "fracontact4 amanda" <fracontact4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:31:40 +0200
Subject: IN NEED OF FORIEGN RELIABLE INVESTMENT PARTNER/ASSISTANCE.
FROM: FRANK AMANDA
TEL:2783-7517-448
I4 OLIFATIN AVENUE,KEMPTON PARK
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTHAFRICA.
Attn: Sir/Madam.
IN NEED OF FORIEGN RELIABLE INVESTMENT
PARTNER/ASSISTANCE.
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this as a
request from a family in dare need of your assistance. First I must
introduce myself, I am Frank Amanda from Liberia. I am the first son and the
only son of BRIGADIER ALLOYSIUS AMANDA, I am presently residing in South
Africa.
I got your contact from the johanessburg information exchange and services
and I on behalf of my widowed mother MRS STELLA AMANDA decided to solicit
for your assistance to transfer the sum of
US$10.7MILLION(TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
inherited from my late father into your personal or company's account.
Before my father's death he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition
purchase for the Liberian armed force in his 'WILL' he specifically drew my
attention to this sum of US10.7MILLION, which he deposited in a safe box of
a private security company's in south Africa.
IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QUOTE;
' my beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$10.7MILLION(10MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which
I deposited in a box with security company in Johannesburg ,south Africa,
During the war I was dedicated and committed to winning the war against the
rebels until I found out that senior army officers and top Government
functionaries were busy helping themselves with Government funds and
properties and sending them to foreign countries. Due to this, when I and
the special adviser to the president were assigned by the (president Charles
Taylor) his government has been involved in a fierce civil war with the
rebel forces, asked to purchase arms from south Africa, we saw this as a
golden opportunity and diverted the money which we shared and I got a total
sum of US$10.7MILLION. in case of my absence on earth caused by death only,
you should solicit for a reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this out of south Africa for investment. I deposited the money in your name
and you can claim it alone with the deposit code. Your mother has all the
documents. Take good care of your mother and two sisters'
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this fund, as much I will be very grateful if you can assist us.
We are now living in South Africa as ASSYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law
of South Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain financial rights to
such huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in
South Africa, hence I am asking you to assist me transfer the money out of
south Africa for investment purposes. I got in contact with someone from
Australia but he became unnecessarily greedy concerning his share of the
transaction. He asked for 25%, luckily i ran into your e-mail address and
decided to contact you to see if you could be of any help to us.
We intend to share this money (US$10.7MILLION) if you assist me to transfer
it successfully out from here into your private/companys account as follows:
1. 15%of the total sum to you if you assist me in transferring this money
into your private/companys overseas accounts.
2. 5% of the total sum will be set aside to offset all the bills and
expenses incurred in the process of this transaction.
3. 80% of the total sum will be for the family investment in any country of
which you will be guide to us.
The confidentiality of this transaction cannot be overemphasized as we trust
and believe that you will
oblige us the needed security and attention it demands. Please treat this
transaction with utmost
confidentiality.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Best Regards,
FRANK Amanda.
(for the family)
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