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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: "adams ntoko" <adntoko1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:21:05 +0200
Subject: A PLEA FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
121 HONEY DUE.
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
A PLEA FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Sir / Madam,
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 Adams Ntoko , the
first son of MR Charles Ntoko who was recently murdered in the land dispute
in Zimbabwe. I was furnished with viable information from the INTERNATIONAL
TRADE CENTRE here in Johannesburg and decided to contact you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$ I5.500,000 (Fifiteen Million Five hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) in a security company as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This
land problem came when the President of Zimbabwe introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white and black farmers. This resulted to the
killing and mob action by the Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in
the society. In fact, a lot of people have been killed because of this
land-reformed act of which my father was one of the victims. It is against
this background, that my family and I, who are currently staying in South
Africa decided to transfer our father’s money to a foreign account since the
law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank
account or to be involved in any financial transaction.
As the eldest son of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account into which this money could be transferred
to, without the knowledge of government who are bent on taking everything
we have got, and South Africa 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 the future since both countries
have the same political history. More so, the South African Foreign Exchange
policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker. As a businessman,
I have to entrust my future and 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 is to make
arrangements and come to Johannesburg, South Africa, so that you can open a
non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use for
investment. I have two options for you, firstly, you can choose to have a
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. I have also mapped out 5% of this money
for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transation. If you
do not prefer a partnership, I am willing to give you 25% of the money while
the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country.
I implore you to maintain secrecy required in this transaction. You must
keep this business secret and confidential, Please.
Yours Faithfully,
Adams Ntoko
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