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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: "grace martins" <gggmartins_25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gracemartins01@katamail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:43:56 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUESNNESS ASSISTANCE
FROM: MRS.GRACE MARTINS.ATTENTION :PLEASE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. Greetings! I know you will be surprised to read a letter from me,but please, consider this as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. I am Mrs. GRACE MARTINS,the wife of late Brigadier Amoke Martins from Angola.I am writing to you from government Reserved Area (GRA) South Africa. And I, on behalf of my late husband and my only son,(CLEMENT) decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$20 million dollars, from my late husband into your company or private bank account. Before the death of my husband, he was a Brigadier in-charge of Arms and ammunition procurement for the Angolan Army. In his will, he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$20 million, which he had deposited, in a safe box of a private Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. In fact, he said and I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$20 million. I deposited the said box containing the fund in a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa.During the war, I was very dedicated and committed to wining the war against the rebels until when I found out that some senior army officers and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and properties, sending them to foreign countries. Due to this,when I and former special adviser to the President were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South Africa, we saw this as an opportunity to divert the money for our personal use. When we divided the money, my share was US$20 million. I did this in case of my absence due to death so that you, Clement, your two sisters and your mother wouldnt suffer. You should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment. I deposited the box in your name and you alone with the deposit code can claim it.Your mother is with all the documents, take good care of your mother and your two sisters. Do not disappoint me! Good bye. From this word of my late husband, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depend on this fund as such I will be grateful if you can assist us.Now what I want you to do for us as an international partner is to help us clear this sum from the Security Company using your name as the beneficiary of the fund. You can contact my son (Clement Martins) who is now in South Africa on his telephone number 27-83-957-4520,for more details. We have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance and 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the transfer and the remaining 75% for the familys investment abroad which you will also assist us to materialize. Further information and discussion about this transaction will commence as soon as you give us the assurance and confidence that this money will be safe when transferred to your account and, please treat this matter with urgency. Thanks and God bless. Regards, GRACE( FOR THE FAMILY ).
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