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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: "martin dube" <martindubee2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:53:40 +0200
Subject: urgent assistance
TEL: 2773 901 9084
DEAR SIR
I wish to introduce my good self as MARTIN DUBE. The elder son of AUTHOR
DUBE of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you where I got you contact
address, I got your contact through network online. I was convinced to
solicit for your assistance after much deliberation. I am interested in
doing business with you, particularly, in joint venture in your country on
lucrative business. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe
from the support of our President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white and
black farms in our country, so he ordered all the white and black farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers, and my
father is one of the best farmers
In our country, because he did not support the his idea and his supporters
invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my
father
And confiscated all his investment.
After the death of my father, I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because my
life is still in danger, with the money my father kept in his hidden safe in
my father’s house, since he does not have any account with any bank due to
illiteracy but was successful in farm production. The amount contained in
the safe is US$10 Million United States Dollars), and I decided to move with
the money through diplomatic means and I am currently forced to seek a
political asylum as refugee.
I brilliantly transferred and deposited it with a Security and Finance
Company here in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, meanwhile I was
advised by a banker who had agreed to help in the depositing and
transferring of this fund to seek for a reliable foreign partner who is
going to assist me in the opening of a non-resident account here which he
advised is the best possible way of transferring this fund because of my
political status .He said it will be more safety pending when I get
reliable some body that will assist receive the fund in his foreign safe
account and at the same time give me light of investment, based on
business idea/knowledge you may have However, my aim of contacting you is
to help me look for a profitable investment overseas.
As a result of my present status and as a refugee I will not be able to
conclude this transaction alone. If you are interested in helping me out,
try and contact me with above e-mail address or phone number indicating your
Interest to help me. I will then furnish you with more details. I have
mutually agreed to compensate you with 30% which is your share for
assistance, and 10% for any expenses that may incurs in the course of the
transaction. Then the remaining 70% will be for me and my family, which you
will help us to invest in your country. Be informed that this transaction
need utmost trust and confidentiality and will only take about 2-3 working
days to be concluded, note also that this transaction attract no risk on
you side hence all the modalities is safe, smooth successful transaction
has been arranged by me and the banker who will assist us in this business.
I also look forward to establish a good relationship with you. Best regards.
MARTIN DUBE (For the entire family)
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