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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: "Mr.Collins Shand" <collinsshand@HOTMAIL.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: collinsshand@jumpy.it
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 05:17:14 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE FROM: Collins Shand, A WHITE ZIMBABWEAN FARMER
ASSISTANCE FROM: Collins Shand, A WHITE ZIMBABWEAN FARMER
Dear Good Friend,
Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met, permit me however. I am Collins Shand, a white Zimbabwean Farmer, the owner of Diary farms limited in Zimbabwe. I own three tobacco farms in Chipping, and I am also majority owner of Glen Devon Farm also situated in Chipping, in Zimbabwe.
You can see more details about my situation as reported in BBC on the website below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2187981.stm
I am contacting you as the need for me to have a foreign partner in your country has become necessary due to our plans to relocate outside Zimbabwe so that I can purchase some lands and start farming all over again. As the present political instability in Zimbabwe, does not encourage financial investment as the environment is no longer conducive for Farming investment and most of all, security to our life is not assured, just as reported by international media.
This problem started when the Zimbabwean government under the leadership Of President Robert Mugabe announced a degree on May 31st 2000 to seize More than 849 white-owned farms. During these periods, as reported by International media and the CNN, more than 6 white farmers were killed, the government did not stop there, as just recently the governments have asked all white-farmers to give up their farms to black farmers or risk going to prison.
So far, more than 1,400 white owned farms have been invaded and confiscated, as well as claiming the properties of the farmers. Also, About 133 white farmers arrested for defying the orders to leave their farms under the controversial land reform programmed of the government.
Having lived in this country Zimbabwe for more than 35 years, I have no other country to go to, therefore, I decided to contact you, for your assistance, so that I can divert my interest in Zimbabwe to a more stable Country as yours. Also, I must re-iterate the importance of having a citizen of the country to front for us, since we intend to purchase some Lands for farming, I do not know much about your land-ownership laws, I thought it wise to seek the help of a citizen to act as proxy for me.
For this purpose, I have put in a security deposit all monies from the sale of our farming equipments (including tractors etc) and also all financial profits which all in total amounted to US$13.5Million,I will upon receiving your consent make all arrangement to move my funds to you pending my arrival to meet with you in your country so that we can both make further arrangements with regards to the purchase of lands.
Every modality will be worked out by me to ensure that the money is conveniently moved to your region to enable you receive it in person without any setbacks or inconveniencies. For your assistance to me, you will be entitled to a commission of 30% of the total sum that you will be receiving on my behalf for the above purpose.
I am waiting urgently for your response, while also requesting that you treat this matter in strict privacy.
Presently, I am in real danger and will like us to be communicating through this medium because since my release from government custody, they have been bugging my telephone lines.
Cheers and God bless.
Best Regards
Colin Shand.
GLENDOVEN FARMS, CHIPINGE, ZIMBABWE
E-mail:collinsshand@jumpy.it
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