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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: "monica kabila" <monicakabila553311@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:20:02 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Monica KABILA
TEL: +27 73 2013848.
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am forty-five years old widow (the second wife) of the late President Kabila of the Republic of Congo. My husband was the former President of D.R.C who was assassinated by one of his bodyguards on the 16th January 2001.
At the mid-term of the rebellion which is in my country, I, my son and the younger brother of my
husband went out of Congo according to my husband’s instruction before his death because the fate of our country was yet to be decided. We came with sealed diplomatic baggage to South Africa.
On arrival in South Africa, we sought political asylum. We were not allowed to operate a bank account and I was scared and decided to deposit the money in a Security Company. Because I wanted to be on the safer side, I told them that the baggage belongs to a foreign affiliate, who is the beneficiary of the item.
Since then, I have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to help me transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to investment, in any conducive country overseas. I got in contact with someone, but he became unnecessarily greedy concerning his share in the transaction, he asked for 40%. Luckily, I ran into your number and details and decided to contact you to see if you could be of any help to us.
We intend to share this money (US$25.5m) as follows:
25% of the total sum for you if you assist us in transferring this money into any of your overseas
accounts.
5% of the total sum will be set aside to offset all bills and expenses incurred in the process of this
transaction.
70% of the total sum will be for the family investment in any country of which you will be a guide to us.
Feel free to ask any question you consider necessary. Please include your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.
The confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over emphasized as we trust and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention it demands. Please, treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.
Yours faithfully,
Monica KABILA.
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