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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: "henry ike" <henryike33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mobotu25@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:44:11 +0000
Subject: HELLO
Dear Sir /Ma
Compliments of the Season.
Considering the fact that we have not met before,You
may consider this letter as a surprise.
I am seeking for someone that will assist me with a
business that has to do with my family estate which my
late father left behind for us.i am contacting you
base on the fact that i want someone that is not known
to my family to assist me in this business and this is
for security reasons.
I am the son of the late Mobutu Sese seko,
the former President of "ZAIRE" now democratic
republic of congo .
I got your contact over the internet in my search
for assistance.I do not want anybody known to me
or my family to be associated with this money.
I want you to note that this business will benefit
both of us . I am seeking for your assistance in my
desire to secure the sum of Twenty-Seven Million
United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) and also to
front for my family in the areas of business you
consider profitable.I presume you are aware there are
financial
dispute between my family (THE MOBUTU) and the
present civilian Government. You may also have heard
how a lot of my father's bank account in Switzerland
and North America has been frozen. Following the
outlined reasons, I am seeking for your assistance in
my desire to secure the sum of Twenty-Seven Million
United States Dollars (US$27,000,000.00) and also to
front for my family in the areas of business you
consider profitable.
This Boxes containing the funds have secretly been
concealed and deposited with a Diplomatic Security
firm through Diplmatic means where it can easily be
taken delivery of by a recommended beneficiary.
The Boxes containing the funds were shipped as
diplomatic items of high values and will be released
to you by the Security firm based on my
recommendations on that note; you will be presented as
My partner who will be fronting for me and my family
in any subsequent ventures.
We as a family have decided to offer you 10% of the
total fund for your assistance if you
are able to help us claim the boxes, 5% for any
expenses that may be incured during this transaction,
and the remaining 85% for my family.
Please, I need your entire support and co-operation
for the success of this business ventures, your utmost
confidentiality and secrecy is highly
required due to my family's present predicament.
Please indicate your interest to enable us proceed.
Regards,
Nzanga Joseph Mobutu
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