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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: mikemanguti@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:43:36 +0200
Subject: FROM MANGUTI'S FAMILY
From:Manguti Family
Tel: +27 73 312 3829
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally; For the purpose of introduction, I am Mike Manguti, the first son of Morrison Manguti, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I decided to write you to seek your assistance for the transfer of a family fund.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$3.5Million (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father was one of the victim.
It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to a foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, Iam saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got.
The South African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment for an asylum seeker.
As I intend to entrust my future and that of my family in your hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country.
Contact me with the above E-mail address while Implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Mike Manguti
(For the family).
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