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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: "james macheke" <j_machek56@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:48:30 +0000
Subject: Good Day
Good Day,
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 James Macheke, the
first son of Zuma Macheke one of the most popular black farmers in Zimbabwe
who was recently murdered in the land dispute in my country. I got your
contact through network online hence decided to write you. Before the death
of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of USD$9.5
million (Nine million, Five Hundred thousand United States dollars), in one
of the private security and finance company, as he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe this funds was deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid
much demurrage from the security and finance company. This funds was meant
for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals for the Farms and
establishment of new farms in swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and
some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of
people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my father was
one of the victims. It is against this background that, I and my family fled
Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are currently staying in the Netherlands
where we are seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to transfer my
fathers money to a more reliable foreign account. since the law of
Netherlands prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or
to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone
of Netherlands, As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where these funds could
be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything we have got. The South African government seems to be playing
along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of moving these funds out of
South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future, both
countries have similar political history. As a businessman,I am seeking for
a partner who I have to entrust my future and that 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 for me, is to make an
arrangements with the security and finance company to clear the
consignment(funds) from their head office in the United Kingdom as the
consignment has been taken there from South Africa.But before then all
modalities will have to be put in place like change of ownership to the
consignment and more importantly this money I intend to use for investment.
I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the funds for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the funds in your country. Whichever the option 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 transaction.If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give you 10% of the money while the remaining
85% will be for my investment in your country. Contact me with the above
E-mail address,while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required
in this transaction. For more information concerning the brutality of the
Mugabe government against farmers please click these links:
iafrica.com/news/specialreport/zimbabwe/226559.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblog/special/0,10627,536901,00.html
Note:your prompt response will be appreciated.
Thanks, GOD BLESS
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.James Macheke.
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