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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: "MRS MARYAM SESESEKO" <maryamseko@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsmaryam@walla.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:29:17 +0000
Subject: An Offer For You
Mrs Mariam M Seseseko.
Dear friend,
I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire,
now known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am moved to write
you this letter. This was in confidence considering my present
circumstance and situation. I escaped along with my husband and two of
our sons
Charles and Basher out of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to
Abidjan, Cote
d'ivoire where my family and I settled, while we later moved to settled
in
Morroco where my husband later died of cancer disease.
However, due to this situation we decided to change most of my
husband's billions of dollars deposited in Swiss bank and other
countries into
other forms of money coded for safe purpose because the new head of
state of
(Dr) Mr Laurent Kabila has made arrangement with the Swiss government
and other
European countries to freeze all my late husband's treasures deposited
in some
european countries. Hence, my children and I decided laying low in
Africa to
study the situation till when things gets better. Like now that
president
Kabila is dead and the son taking over (Joseph Kabila). One of my late
husband's chateaux in Southern France was confiscated by the french
government,
and as such I had to change my identity so that my investment will not
be traced
and confiscated.
I have deposited the sum Fourteen Million United State Dollars
$14,000,000,00.) With a security company for safe keeping. What I want
you to do
is to indicate your interest that you can assist us in receiving the
money on
our behalf, so that I can introduce you to my son (charles) who has the
out
modalities for the claim of the said funds. I want you to assist in
investing
this money, but I will not want my identity revealed.
I will also want to acquire real/landed properties and stock in
multi-national companies and to engage in other safe and on-speculative
investments as advise by your good self.
May I at this point emphasize the high level of confidentiality, which
this upcoming project demands,and hope you will not betray the trust
and confidence, which I repose in you.In conclusion, if you want to
assist us, my son (Charles) shall divulge to you all briefs regarding
this
project, tell you where the funds are currently being maintained and
also
discuss remuneration for your services.
For this reason kindly furnish us with your contact information,that is
your telephone and fax numbers for validation purpose
immediatelly,through my
personal email:mrsmseko@myway.com
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Mariam M. Seseseko
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