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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: "ahmed abdul" <ahmed_abdul20@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:18:51 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE
FROM: AHMED ABDUL
TEL:27-84-3164-721
MAIL: ahmed_abdul20@hotmail.com
URGENT ASSISTANCE
I know you will be surprise to read from me, but please consider this letter
as request from a family in dare need for your assistance. Firstly I must
introduce myself. I am MR. AHMED ABDUL from ZIMBABWE, I am the first and
only son of MR. ABDUL GAZI .
I am presently residing in South Africa. I got your contact from the South
African Information Exchang (S.A.I.E.) in Johannesburg and On behalf of my
mother who is a widow MRS. ASDF GAZI I
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$25.5M
(Twenty five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in your
personal or company's account.
Before my fathers death he was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers
and he was poisoned by the agent of the ruling government of president
Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwe
opposition party controlled by the white minority. Before his death he had
taken me to Johannesburg to deposit this money to a Security and Finance
Company. This money was deposited in a box as gemstone to avoid much
demurrage from the Security Company.
This money was earmarked for purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the
frms and to establish new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. In his will he
specially drew my attention to this sum of US$25.5M (Twenty five Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) that he deposited
in a safe box in a private Security and Finance Company here in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE: "My beloved son, I wish to
draw your attention to this money which I deposited in your name in a box
with a Security and Finance Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. In case
of my absence on earth caused by death. You should solicit for a reliable
foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for
investment purpose."
From the above, you will understand that the live and future of my family
depends on this money as much. I will be grateful if you can assist us. We
are now living in South Africa as Asylum seekers and financial laws of South
Africa does not allow Asylum seekers (refugee) certain right to such huge
amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South
Africa,hence I am
asking you to assist me to
transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose. For your
efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund. While 5% will be
set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept by my
family and me.
Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done and conveyed to you once
we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to your
reply and please treat as very urgent.
Thanks,
Best regards
(MR: AHMED ABDUL )
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