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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: "Kenneth Zuma" <kzm_zuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 10:45:12 +0000
Subject: I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
I am Mr.kenneth zuma, a member of the Movement?for Democratic Change
in?Zimbabwe. My Party is opposed to the Zanu-PF Party of?President Robert
Mugabe. I went into a partnership with a white farmer?and?businessman in
Zimbabwe and as we progressed in business, I bought his?ideas and
philosophy, which made me join the movement for democratic change?which is
dominated by the whites (of which my colleague is a top member). We?control
the greater portion of the white-dominated farms in Zimbabwe and we are
major shareholders in major companies in Zimbabwe.The Mugabe government and
his political associates are not tolerant to the activities of the?movement
for democratic change and he is using indirect guerrilla war tactics to
oppress the members.
Zimbabwe war veterans invaded our farms and confiscated some of our
assets?and held us hostage.I managed to escape from their brutality but my
business partner died in the struggle. He left a message that I should
sell?off all our assets including the farms, estates and the companies,
ensuring that his family relocates overseas and also to invest the money
properly?bearing in mind that the next step of the guerillas will be to
confiscate those remaining assets.
I have successfully sold off the remaining portion of our estates,?farms
and?companies after which I managed with the help of the immigration to
sneak into Johannesburg, South Africa, with the money and my
colleague’s?family. In fact, we are seeking refuge in South Africa at this
moment.The?total sum in our possession at this moment is the sum of US$22M
(twenty two Million US Dollars), realized from auction, sales of the
estates, farms and companies.This fund is secured in a Security Company
because we are not authorized to open an account as refugees.I got to know
you from your country’s business journal in Johannesburg?world?Trade Center
(WTC) and from my careful analysis I realized that you could assist in this
venture.
I have two options for you; the first is that you could choose to have a
certain agreeable percentage of the money for nominating your account for
this transaction. The other is that you could as well go into a joint
business partnership with me for proper investment of the fund in your
country.I have also mapped out 5% of the money for all kinds of
expenses?incurred in?the process of the transaction and if you do not prefer
joint partnership, I?am offering you 20% of the fund, while the rest of 75%
will be for my?investment.
Best regards,
kenneth zuma
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