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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: "sello nkuruma" <sello_nkuruma113@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:24:25 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE PLEASE
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-83-941-1017
Dear Sir/Ms,
With all due respect sir.My name is MR SELLO NKURUMA, the eldest son of MR
SMITH NKURUMA,of ZIMBABWE. It might be a surprise to you where I got your
contact address, I got it from the South African Information Network Online
(SAINO)/South Africa Trade Centre.And it is coming to you with good
intention. During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the
supporters of our President,ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms
in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to
his party members and their followers.
My father was one of the great and best farmers in the country and knowing
that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s
supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a
result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after five days. And
after his death, I with my younger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe
for the safety of our lives to South-Africa. BUT, before he died HE WROTE
HIS WILL, which reads"(MY BELOVEED SON ,I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
SUM OF ($11.5 000 000=00).ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS
WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG
(SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY". You
should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this
money out of SOUTH AFRICA for investment purpose. I deposited the money in
your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code. your
mother has all the documents. Take good care of your mother and brother."
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist us.
I with my younger brother are now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM
SEEKERS and the financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS
certain financial rights 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
transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purposes. For your
efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund,5% for charity,
while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will
be kept for me and my family .
Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to
your urgent reply .For detailed information, please contact me on my e-mail
address or phone.May God bless you in your effort to assist us.
All the best,
SELLO NKURUMA
(FOR THE FAMILY)
_________________________________________________________________
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