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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: "Tony Dumi" <tonydumi002@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:48:03 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS MARY
FROM:Mrs. MARY KUMBA DUMI
TEL: +27 83 540 1190
EMAIL (martinskumba3@yahoo.com )
TRANSFER ASSISTANCE/JOINT
VENTURE.
Dear Sir,
How are you? I know you may be surprised to receive this letter. Please
consider this letter as a request from a widow. Firstly, I am MRS MARY KUMBA
the wife of Late MR. SMITH KUMBA who was recently murdered in the land
dispute in Zimbabwe.
I assure you that nobody knows about this except my only sons and me. Before
the death of my husband, he had taken me to Johannesburg, South Africa to
deposit the sum of US$22.Million (Twenty-two Million United States Dollars)
in a private Security Company, when He foresees the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. This money was deposited as family Valuables to avoid much
demurrage cost from the Security Company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and also for the establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. The land
disputes started when Zimbabwe President MR. ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black farmers. This resulted to many killings by Zimbabwe war veterans
and some unscrupulous elements in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of
this land reformed Act for which my husband was one of the victims.
It is on this background that My family and I, who are currently staying in
South Africa as refugees decided to transfer my Husband's money to a foreign
country since the laws of South Africa prohibits refugees from opening any
bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the
territorial zones of South Africa.
Please, I need your assistance to transfer this fund to your trusted
overseas bank account. For your efforts and assistance, I have agreed to
give you 25% of the total sum, while 5% is mapped out to re-imbrues all the
expenses you will incurs in the course of this transaction and 70% will be
for my family's investment in your country.
Note that this transaction is 100% Trouble free and Risk-Free on both sides,
as I have made
Arrangements for the successful deal. As such, the only thing I ask from you
is total assistance to transfer this money, complete trust and assurance
that my own part of money will be safe when transferred to your account.
Kindly keep this business proposal highly confidential for security
reasons.
If you are interested in assisting me, call my son MARTINS who is currently
in South Africa through telephone number +27 83 540 1190or email him at
martinskumba3@yahoo.com
Thanking you in anticipation to your co-operation. Looking forward to your
urgent reply, God Bless.
Yours sincerely,
MRS.MARY KUMBA DUMI
(For The Family)
http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/dec4.html
http://www.amren.com/006issue/006issue.html#cover
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/
http://www.amren.com/0105issue/0105issue.htm#namibia
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php
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