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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: "emily kagiso" <kagiso111@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:05:48 +0200
Subject: From Emily:
STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
SIR/MADAM
I know you will be surprised to read from me .but please consider this as a
request from a family dare need of assistance.Firstly ,I must introduce
myself, MISS EMILY KAGISO from Angola .I am the first DAUHGTER of the late
BRIGADIER ALLOYSIUS KAGISO .I am presently residing in South-Africa .
I get your contact address from a Business director in Johsnnesburg chamber
of commerce and industry and I un behalf of my mother MRS SUAN KAGISO
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$22.7
MILLION (TWENTY TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
inherited from my late father into your personal/company's account .Before
my father's death, he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition
procurement for the ANGOLA ARMED FORCES. In his "WILL" he specificcally drew
attention to US$ 22.7 MILLION,which he deposited in safe box a private
security company in Johnnesburg South-Africa as a treasure box fully
documented in my name (EMILY KAGISO )
..
IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QOUTE :
"My beloved dauhgter,I wish to draw your attention to US$ 22.7 Million
(Twenty Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) which I
deposited in a box with a security company in Johnnesburg -South-Africa
.During the war ,I was very dedicated and committed to winning the war
against the rebels until I found out that the senior Army Officers and Top
Government Functionries were busy helping themselves with government fundas
and properties and sending them to foreign countries .due to this,when I and
my former special Advisory to the president were assigned by the president
(PRESIDENT EDUARDO SANTOS)to purchase arms from South-Africa,we saw this a
sa golden opportunity and diverted the money which we shared and I got a
total sum fo US$22.7 Million.In case of my absence on earth as a result of
death only ,you should solicit for assistance of a reliable andsincer
foreign partner to assist you to transfer you to transfer this money out of
South-Africa for investment purpose. I deposited the money in your name and
you can claim it alone with the deposit code .your mother has all the
docments .Take good care of your mother and two Sister" From the above,you
will understand that the live and future of my family depends on this
money,as such I Will be gratful if you can assist us .
We are now living in South-Africa as political Asylum-Seeker and financial
laws of South-Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain finanmcial
rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this ,I cannot invest this
money in Sout-Africa for investment purpose .For your effort
,I am prepared to offer you 20%of the total fund ,while 10% will be set
aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family
and me .
finally , modalities on how the transfer will be done conveyed to you once
we have established trust and confidence between ourselves
Please send your private telephone and fax number for easy cmmunication.
Best Regards
MISS EMILY KAGISO.
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