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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: "Emmanuel Gezi" <emmanuelgezi0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: emman_gezi@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:39:07 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE
FROM:EMMANUEL GEZI
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 83 508 0088
E-MAIL:emman_gezi@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
With due respect, trust and humility I write this letter to you seeking your
help and assistance although it s difficult since we have not met before. I
got your good contact from the South African NET WORK ON LINE when i was
searching for conputent and reliable person to assist my family.I believe
that you are capable and reliable in handling this urgent international
transaction of this sort.
I am EMMANUEL GEZI, the son of comrade Border Gezi the Zimbabwean former
Minister for Youth & Gender Equality who is also a businessman and
politician, in the Zimbabwean political arena. My father was the famous
politician who stood firm against President Mugabe's idea of continuos fight
in Democratic Republic of Congo and my father also stood against seizure of
white farms and the distribution of it to the blacks without compensation to
the owners.
Because of my father,s sincerity he was killed by a planned motor accident
along Mashonaland in Western Mashona province of Zimbabwe, the planners of
the accident are said to be dissidents soldiers occurred suspected to have
the backing of the government and President Mugabe. Sir, when this accident
occurred at about 10:15 am Zimbabwean time my father did not die on the spot
rather he was rushed to Harare hospital by unknown soldiers and my father
managed to sneak a written message to us, explaining his condition
concerning the money he concealed with one of the private security company
here in johannesburg about US$14.5 M (Fourteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) and other vital documents which was meant
for his political campaign in the past election.
He instructed me to take my brother and younger sister and leave Zimbabwe
immediately for our safety, which we successfully did and now we are still
in South Africa with the original documents of deposit intact. Really we
were intending to invest this fund here in south africa but because of the
country existing law, which bears asylum seekers / refugee like us to
operate an account that exceed US$2000.00 and the fear of money not raising
eyebrows here in South Africa, so after much thought and advices i decided
to write to you seeking for your help for this money to be transferred into
your private bank account as all arrangements for a hitch free transfer have
been fully taken care of.
I want to assure you also that this transaction is 100% risk free as no
other person knows about this apart from my younger brother and I. Sir, as
for your reward kind assistance we have resolved to give you 15% of the
total amount, 5% for any expenses that might be incurred in the course of
this transaction. We planned to invest the rest of the money in your country
under your guidance. If you are willing to help us try as much as possible
to reach me with the above numbers to enable us proceed in earnest towards
concluding all transaction.
Sir, bear in mind that our lives depend on this fund and we do hope that
this money will be safe when finally transferred into your account. I do
hope of establishing a rewarding and good relationship with you and your
family after this transaction. Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks for your co-operation and God bless.
Best regards,
EMMANUEL GEZI.
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