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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: mariamjones_zww@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:11:03 +0200
Subject: FROM MARIAM JONES (FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE)
FROM: Mrs. MARIAM JONES
e-mail(mariamjones_zw20@yahoo.ca )
REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT.
DEAR Sir/Madam,
Good day! My name is MRS. MARIAM JONES the wife of MR. ANTHONY JONES of ZIMBABWE. This might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address from South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Johannesburg. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white owned farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers and my husband is one of the best farmers in the country. Because he did not support his idea, his supporters invaded my husband’s farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my husband and confiscated all his investment.
After the death of my husband and my children, I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because our lives are still in danger with the money my husband kept in his hidden safe in my house. The amount contained in the safe is US$26,000,000.00 (Twenty-SIX Million United States Dollars) and we decided to move with the money through Diplomatic means to the Republic of South Africa where we deposited the money through diplomatic means and we were forced to seek a political asylum as a refugee.
So I decided to make contact with an overseas firm who will assist us to transfer the money out of South Africa because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa, Which deprive us not to operate an account with any bank here in South Africa neither to invest. If you consider this proposal, we have agreed to offer you the total sum of 25% for helping us transfer this money to your country, and 5% will be mapped out for Charity Organization, while 70% will be for my family to invest in your country. You are requested to fly down to South Africa for a crucial meeting and signing agreement. Of there is time, we will also commence in the transaction which will take 3 to 4 working days.
Your personal phone and fax numbers are needed for easy communication. You can contact me with the above mail (mariamjones_zw20@yahoo.ca) Note: This transaction is 100% Risk free and absolute confidential.
You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on the following sites:
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/>
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html>
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
MARIAM JONES (MRS.) FOR THE FAMILY .
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