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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: "CHARLES MBUTU" <charlesmbtu@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:22:49 +0400
Subject: ARE YOU INTERESTED?
Dear,
How are you doing? It is my pleasure to contact you this day as a friend and as a partner too. Although it will be a surprise for receiving such a mail from someone you have not met once but I believe that when it becomes to work out, we shall meet and get to know each other for good.
I am Charles Mbutu, a 24 years old law student of State University Harare, Zimbabwe. I am in possession of my late father’s GOLD registered as my inheritance. Although my father is now late. He died in the hand of the wicked Zimbabwean government where he worked for many years.
Due to the nature of his job, he managed to secure some money by buying and deposited this GOLD in a security company for safe keeping till I attain a reasonable matured age or rather finish my education. But I believe I am no more a kid as I have advised the lawyer to allow me have my inheritance.
More so, he informed me about the treasure before his death. He equally called his lawyer in my presence and told him to make sure that I am safe with the item and the box whenever I am about to have it. I have been to Security Company’s office in Zimbabwe and was informed that it will be released to me as soon as I am ready from their South African Affiliate office where valuables are being saved.
Therefore, I am glad that I have found a person like you whom I can work with as a brother and partner, so I feel after my prayer and search for a trustworthy fellow. My father’s lawyer had warned me against falling into a wrong hand but I strongly believe we can work together if you could assure me of your trust, I know and feel that you are a decent person who could do not harm. Your 15 percentage out of the US$18M (Eighteen Million Dollars) worth of GOLD will be giving to you as soon as it is removed from here and distributed.
If we are to go into the transaction, I would like you to keep it between you and I and I would like to know if it will be alright to send the gold to you where you stay? You will send to me your contact information so that I will tell my father’s lawyer to make the changes in the names in certificate which my father used to deposit it. He will send it to you for the claiming of the GOLD while I meet you at once.
You are free to ask any question which you would like to know before we proceed. Please try and write back so that I will know if you would assist me.
Please reply through my private contact address (charlesmbutu@lycos.com)
Thanks and may God bless you.
Mr. Charles Mbutu.
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