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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: marymartins779@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:56:01 +0000
Subject: RE: PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE........
FROM: Mary Martins
WIDESCOPE SECURITY COMPANY UK
EMAIL marymartins779@hotmail.com
MOBILE +447787795614.
DEAR FRIEND,
TRANSFER OF U$$9, 000.000.MILLION FOR INVESTMENT
I am Mrs Mary Martins OF DELIVERY/OPERTIONS in the above mentioned Security Company of high repute. Our firm is a security company with years of outstanding service to the people of Africa, Europe especially top government officials and military leaders in Africa.
I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on business proposal that will
be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this transaction with any body
because it is of top secret. To be explicit and straight to the point, some time early in 1997, a reputable client of ours deposited a consignment in our company's vault for safe keeping and since then our client has failed to come forward to claim his consignment, which has accumulated a considerable amount in demurrage.
Consequently, in our bid to contact this client to redeem the demurrage which his
consignment had accumulated we discover that our client was the former Zaire president
who died of illness after he was dethroned in the same year.
The consignment was entrusted into our care. Before the death of our client, President
Mobutu Seseseko, none of his benefactors has come forward to claim the consignment
with us, which means that none of his relations or aides had any knowledge of this
consignments. Hence out of curiosity I decided to scan the box our client deposited in our vault .And to my surprise discovered that the box that was registered as treasures by our client actually contained a considerable amount of money in United State Dollars, amounting
to about US $9,000.000.00.Since this development i have been nursing plans secretly.
I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his country while he was in office as head of state. It is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part of the money our client siphoned and now that he is dead there is no trace of this money in our care. I am now soliciting your noble assistance in transferring this money out of United Kingdom to your country for immediate investment with your assistance. I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 25% of the total amount .upon my receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction. I will immediately arrange and transfer all the right of ownership of this consignment in your name to facilitate your easy clearance and transfer of the complete fund to your country for onward investment.
This transaction is 100% risk free. Please, maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter
I await your most prompt response through my confidential email address and phone number above.
Your faithfully
Mrs Mary Martins.
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