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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: "david zuma" <davidzuma522@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:00:16 +0100
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE.
FROM: MR. DAVID ZUMA
JOHANNESBURG, R.S.A
TEL: +27--836-961-830
CONTACT EMAIL: davidzuma522@yahoo.com
Dear: Director
PLEASE, PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
This letter is meant to you following knowledge for your esteemed self to
help us out of this difficult situation that my family has been engulfed
since the death of my father and the breadwinner of our family who was
murdered during the land dispute in Zimbabwe. So please, consider this as
request from a family in dire need of assistance. I am MR. DAVID ZUMA from
Zimbabwe, first and the only son of late DR. JOHN ZUMA communicating to you
from Johannesburg, republic of South Africa .I on behalf of my family
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer to your company account
or personal account the sum of US$27 (Twenty Seven million united states
dollars) inherited from my late father.
Before his death, my father on one of his trips abroad took me to South
Africa to deposit the sum of US$27 million with a private security company
as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe . The money was deposited
with the Security Company as familial treasures without disclosing the real
contents of the consignment box. The money was earmarked for development of
new farms in Lesotho and Botswana this land problem arose when president
Mugabe who according to my late father in a desperate bid to hold on to
power for life introduced a new land act, which wholly affected the rich
farmers who were mostly white and some blacks vehemently condemned the
method adopted by the government which resulted in rampant killings,
lootings and wide scare mob actions by the veterans and some political
thugs. Unfortunately, my father was among the few blacks Zimbabweans rich
farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of
president Mugabe,for his illegal opposition against the government new land
act. Heads of government from the western world, especially Britain and
United States of America have voiced their condemnation against Mugabe’s
actions.
As it stands now I am the only person that has access to the money and the
necessary documents of deposit in respect of the money with the Security
Company. From the above, you will nderstand that the life and futuren of my
family depends on this fund as such I will be crateful if you can assist us
.We are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the
financial laws and regulations of south Africa do not permit us (asylum
seekers) financial right to invest. In view of this I cannot invest this
fund in South Africa hence my asking you to assist me to transfer it out of
South Africa for investment purposes in your country. For your effort, we
are prepared to offer you 20% of the total sum while 5% will be set aside
for expenses incurred during the course of this transaction and the
remaining 75% for the family’s investment in your country under your close
supervision. Please note that this transaction is risk free. And the major
thing I ask you is to assure me the safety of the money when transferred
into your designated bank account.
Further information and arrangement will commence as soon as trust,
confidence and good relationship is established .I shall be most grateful if
you maintain the confidentiality nature of this matter. Thank you as I wait
your urgent response via the telephone / number or the contact email address
above for more details and don’t forget to keep every information
regarding to this transaction as highly confidential.
Best regards,
DAVID ZUMA (Mr.)
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