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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: john smith <john_403smith@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:12:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY
FROM:MR JOHN SMITH
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C.E.O.
Dear Sir/Madam
john_403smith@yahoo.co.uk
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am Mr john smith the first son of Dr.kinsley smith who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$18.5Million (EIGHTEEN 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 established 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 fathers money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone in South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am 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 a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and agree with me that you can travel to any part of the country in the world where the fund will be transfered and withdraw the money.
And we are going to open a non-resident transfer account which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use it for investment.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 because I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses that might be incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 30% of the money while the remaining 65% will be for me and my family investment in your country.
Reply me immediatly while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction, Looking forward for your favourable
reply.Regards to you and your family.
Yours Faithfully,
JOHN SMITH
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