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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: "JANET JANET" <info-janet6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info-morgan@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:54:16 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY
DEAR BELOVED,
I AM MISS JANET MUGABE 25YRS,THE DAUGHTER OF THE
PRESENT EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE, PRESIDENT ROBERT
MUGABE. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($12,000,000.00}, AND THE TOP LIST OF
MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY
COUNTRY.
REASON IS THAT MY FATHER,AS THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE,SINCE
THE LAST FOUR YEAR HAS MADE AN UNFAVOURABLE POLICIES
REGARDING THE BRITISH FARMERS RESIDENCED IN ZIMBABWE AND
THIS HAS MADE HIS GOVERNMENT AND HIS CABINET A BAD ONE TO
THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE AND THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITIES AS WELL.MY VIEWS AND ADVISE TO HIM ABOUT HIS
POLICIES IN THE COUNTRY, HAS MADE US FAIL APART AND HE HAS
DECIDED TO
PUT ME AND MY MOTHER IN A HOUSE ARREST UNDER STIFF
SECURITY,FOR SOME MONTHS NOW I URGENTLY NEED YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY
WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.
PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.I AM EXPECTING
YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND URGENT
REPONSE. I HAVE RESIGNED MY APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE
MINISTRY BECAUSE OF INVESTIMENT AND HIS THREAT ON ME.JUST
BECAUSE I AND MY MOTHER ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF HIS POSTION AS
THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE TO MAKE UNFAVOURABLE POLICIES TO
THE WHITE BRITISH FARMERS WHO COLONISED ZIMBABWE. THIS HAS
MADE THE BRISTISH GOVERNMENT HEADED MY TONY BLAIR TO IMPOSE
SANCTION ON IN THE COUNTRY ZIMBABWE PLEASE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED AND GENUINELY WANT TO ASSIST ME INVEST THIS
FUNDS($12M), SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING FOR CONTACTS
1.YOUR FULL NAMES
2.YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.
3.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
4.your identification
AS SOON AS I GET THESE I WILL THEN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF
THE TRANSACTION AND POSITION AS MY REPRESENTATIVES.I HOPE TO
HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL.
REGARDS,
MISS JANET MUGABE
please send all your response to; info-morgan@hotmail.com
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