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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: "masejo farm" <masekofarm@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:01:46 +0000
Subject: RE: Asking for Assistant
Phone +2772 8805090
Dear Sir / Madam,
RE: TRANSFER OF 18. MILLION
Don’t be surprised to receive this letter, I am VINCENT MASEKO, son of (Mr.
ANGUS MASEKO A TABCCO FARMS ZIMBWABWE) my father was murdered by Zimbabwe
veterans and critic lack people of ZANU-PF ruling party, if you are
conversant with CNN AFRICA.
Before the death of my father on the 29th of Feb 2003, he was a prosperous
tobacco and coffee farmer who has invested much in agricultural sector and a
very major sponsor of the opposition party MOVEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE).
President ROBERT MUGABE and his ZANU-PF ruling party with the new land
reform system, the government land being occupied by whites and some rich
farmes who are opposing his consistent stay in power and radical and
unnecessary reforms targeted to ehumanizing his political opponents and high
rate of abuse of human rights which led to the killing of some members of
opposition party including my father, MR ANGUS MASEKO.
I acknowledge very well that my father deposited the sum of (U$18) Eighteen
Million, United States Dollars, with a security and financial company here
in the Johannesburg, South Africa with the intention of using it for the
purchae of new farm machineries and chemicals for agricultural purpose as
well as purchasing hectares of land in Zimbabwe.Your contact was courtesy of
Republic of South Africa information network onine. With the highrisk of
staying in my country we are now on political asylum (refugee) here in
Reublic of South Africa, my position does not allow me to open an account or
to normalize this fund to anymeaningful business transaction, I want you to
understand that this is purely family fund not money laundering affair.
I solicit for your honest assistance to a family shattered by lyric
governmet. I want this fund to be transferred to your nominated account
overseas, with your partnership, I will invest in your country. I and my
mother have agreed to offer you 25% of the fund for your kind asistance then
5% will be for any possible expenses that might occur in the process of the
transactin while 70% will befor my family investment in your country. Be
assured that all the necessary documents backing this fund has been arranged
by me and my attorney, feel free to ask any question regrding this
transaction. Practically, once you show your willingness to assist us, we
can arrange of when to come down here in South Africa.
Hoping to hear from you soonest, kindly contact me through my mobile phone
number to facilitate this trasaction. I need your urgent and confident
response towards this matter.
Note please contact me on this email address :vincentmasekofarm@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely
VINCENT MASEKO(MR).
Note please contact me on this email address :vincentmasekofarm@hotmail.com
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