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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: "Kosa Stephen" <stephen010@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:54:32 -0500
Subject: Urgent
Dear respectful One
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not
known or written before.
Introducing myself, I am Stephen Kosa; I am 22 years of age, the only Son of
the late Mr. and Mrs.Jose Kose. My father was a Gold and cocoa merchant
based in Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain and South Africa, he was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.
Before the death of my father on 29th June 2006 in a private hospital here
in Spain. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a
sum of Twenty-eight Million Five hundred thousands united state dollars
(US$28,500,000.00) deposited in a Security and finance company in South
Africa that he used my name as his only Son for the next of kin in
depositing the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek
for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this
money and use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing
cocoa business and real estate management there. on how best to transfer
this money to overseas please. He told me that the fund is a trunk box as
such the security Company does not know the contents of the box. I am humbly
seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly
be transferred into.
2- To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the university.
3- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any
expenses we may incur. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within
the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.
Please, do not hesitate to contact me (Stephen) who is now in Johannesburg,
South Africa, for the success of this transaction on my Satellite telephone
number+27-73-740-085.and Fax number + 27-86-600-5021. He will inform you
the whole procedures towards the successful conclusion of this desirable
project.
Thanks and God bless you abundantly,
Your’ Faithfully,
Stephen Jose Rosa.
gimleen1@yahoo.com
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