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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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From: david koroma <davidkoroma3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:35:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT AND MONEY TRANSFER
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL; davidkoroma3@yahoo.co.uk TEL: +27-836-691-363 FAX: +27-732-828-232
Dear SIR
I wish to introduce my good self as Mr.David Koroma, 30 years old. The elder son of Frank Koroma of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you where I got your contact through south African chamber of commerce. I was convinced to solicit for your assistance after going through your profile. I am interested in doing business with your company, 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 his idea his supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my father and confiscated all his investments. After the death of my father, my mother, my younger brother and I decided to Move out of Zimbabwe because our life is still in danger, with the money my father kept in his hidden safe in my mother'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$10.5M (Ten Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars), and we decided to move with the money through diplomatic means and we are
Forced to seek a political asylum as refugee. Which I brilliantly transferred and deposited it with a Finance and Assets Protection Company here in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, meanwhile, I was advised by a lawyer here to transfer the fund to Assets protection company in any foreign country for safety of investment purpose where they will assist receive the fund in his foreign safe account and at the same time give me light of investment, based on technical know how / business inclined.
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 won't be able to conclude this transaction alone. If you are interested in helping me out, try and contact me with the above telephone number or e-mail address indicating your interest to help me. I will then furnish you with more details and I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 20%, which is your share for assisting me, and 5% for any expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the course of the transaction. Then the remaining 75% 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, note also that this transaction attracts no risk on your side hence all the modalities for a smooth and successful transfer of this fund has been arranged. And I also look forward to establish a
Good relationship with you.
Best regards.
DAVID KOROMA
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