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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: "Pascal Nkosi" <pascalnkosi@galmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pascalnkosi199@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:41:55 +0200
Subject: Read on please
Hello,
Dear friend this is to bring to your little interest my tragedy with my little sister. Our father late Dr. Alfred Nkosi who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe alongside with my mother Carol Nkosi on their way to church on a Sunday morning by some Government instigated assassins. My Parents were among the few blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy of the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently condemned the modus operadi adopted by the government that resulted to rampant killings and mob action by the war veterans and some political thugs, precisely more than sixty one (61) people have been killed. Heads of government from Western World especially Britain and United States of America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.
Before his death, he informed me of some certain sum of money he deposited with my name as the beneficiary with a private Security Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as a consignment in a box to the security company to avoid seizure, and to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This money was meant for the purchase of new machinery farm tools and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland.
Since our life is in great danger, we flit to South Africa as asylum seekers and we are recently residing in South Africa. Subsequently, the South African Development Community (SADC) has continuously supported Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that my sister and I who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to leave South Africa to any other place depending on your approval to assist us move this fund out of South Africa.
My sister and I are ready to accept any considerable condition to help us leave this country as soon as possible for our dear life and future career. I promise to abide by your instruction to retrieve the money our father deposited in the Security Company.
I will give you further details you might like to know regarding this transaction including some documents from the Security Company as proof of deposit of the fund once I receive your approval to assist us.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Your Truly,
Pascal Nkosi.
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