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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: "shar one" <sharone_49@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:38:52 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE
FROM:PRINCE MARTINS.
TELE: +27-731565880
DEAR ab,
I know you will be surprise to read from me, but please consider this letter
as request from a family in dire need for your assistance. Firstly, I must
introduce myself. I am PRINCE MARTINS from ZIMBABWE, I am the ELDER son
of MR. BENJAMIN MARTINS. I am presently residing in South Africa.
I got your contact address from the South African Information Exchang
(S.A.I.E.) in Johannesburg and On behalf of my mother who is a widow MRS.
IRENE MARTINS I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum
of US$22.5MILLION (Twenty two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in your name. 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
farms and to establish new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. In his will he
specially drew my attention to this sum of US$22.5M (Twenty two 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 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 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses
and 70% will be kept by my family .
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 urgently.
Thanks,
Best regards
PRINCE MARTINS(FOR THE FAMILY)
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