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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: "Christopher Stone" <c_stone313@msn.com>
Reply-To: st_ch11@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:12:04 +0000
Subject: Warm Regards.
Hello,
I hereby humbly write to solicit for your co-operation
and assistance in a mutual beneficial Business transaction that
required absolute confidentiality.
This may come to you as a surprise as we have never
met before; I got your contact from international Journal which I
saw in the office of an International consultant.
I am Christopher Stone the son of Stone Albert a farmer here in
Zimbabwe. During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe
by the Supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the
white owned farms in Zimbabwe country, he ordered all the white
farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
their followers. My father was one of the best farmers in the country
and knowing that he did not support the president political
ideology, the president supporters invaded my father's farm burnt
down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments.
Now I am here in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, there
is available cash of (US18.5 Million Dollars) Eighteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, which has been tactfully secured in a
reputable security company in Europe. This money was then deposited
when my father was Alive. I need your assistant to bring this money out
from the security company and invest this money in your Country. I
don't
want to invest this money in this sub region due to poor economic
policy,
and also for security reasons. It is my desire to invest this money in
Agriculture
Industry or any other business you may suggest.
Please I need your help, is true we have not met before but I
believe I can trust a person with your kind of reputation with whom
I can build a solid business foundation. I will compensate you with
35% of the total sum: while the remaining will be for investment
according to your valuable advise.
If you are interested and ready to assist, contact me via E-mail at
(st_ch11@yahoo.com)
You can not reach me on phone now because the Government of my country
has
burged my family phone lines so for this reason I would advise you give
me your direct phone and fax numbers so I could always contact you for
more effective communication.
You are blessed,
Christopher Stone
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