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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: "Prince George Kabila" <princegkabila@msn.com>
Reply-To: princegkabila@sify.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:03:39 +0000
Subject: Pls Can You Assist Us ??
From:Prince George Kabila
Reply To:princegkabila@sify.com
Dear good friend,
Kindly allow me the modesty of introducing myself. I am George Kabila ,the
son of the former head of state/ president of Congo-Kinshasha (then called
Zaire) Mr. Laurent Desire Kabila.
I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance on this confidential
Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of us.Before I go
into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other
person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction. Therefore
I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through.I have the sum
of USD55Million from a secret sale of Diamond by my fatherbefore he was
assassinated by one of his body guard (Rashid) on January 16th 2001, which I
will like you to receive on my behalf due to security reasons,as my
narration below will explain. But before I continue be well informed that
your share in this transaction has been calculated at 15% of the total sum
of USD$55M, 5% for expenses and the rest for my family and me.
My father as a real African traditionalist was a polygamist thereby having
married so many wives, and my mother being the second wife of my father, My
step brother Joseph, who is the current president of my country, is the
son of the first wife and he does not have any knowledge about this
deal.Already president Joseph is using his power to colonize all the money
and private property, which my father left behind for the whole family. Now
my mother and I are left with nothing in the inheritance of my late father's
wealth. Our situation is seriously critical that we need your assistance to
help us receive these funds overseas for proper investment.
Let me quickly assure you the 100% safe proof of this transaction because
the diamond sales are packaged from the onset in a pattern that shows no
direct trace or linkage with us (Kabila family). At present the money is in
cash and is secured in a financial institution company as consignment.
The consignment will be released within seven (7) days of my being in
receipt of your reply via my email address above only for security reasons.
I am waiting for your swift and favorable response, and in case you have any
question(s), do not hesitate to contact me. My alternative email address is
princegkabila@sify.com
Best Regards,
Prince George Kabila
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