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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: Mr
Reply-To: mrlufrank_patrick@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:38:01 +0400
Subject: URGENT PLEASE.
From: Mr,Lufrank Williams.
Dearest one, my name is Mr, Lufrank Patrick. from
Mawere,Muzarabani-Zimbabwe.Resideing in Johanessburg-S/Africa now,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and
may
offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent
and
writing through this
channel.
I got your name from internet database.though i was divinely inspired
to pick your name among other names found in the database.After
series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you.I
believe that God has a way of helping who is in a problem and nobody
on earth was born without problem.Every problem have a divine
solution.
In a brief i am Mr, Lufrank Patrick..,only son to Late Mr And Mrs Taramusai
Emmanuel Patrick. of Mawere,Muzarabani-Zimbabwe , who was abducted on
the
faithful day of 26 September 2002 and tortured to death by alleged
Zanu PF militias and war veterans forsupporting the (Mr Morgan
Tsvangirai) Movement for Democratic Change, an opposition group to
the tyranic government of President Mugabe. Before my Fathers Death
as if he foresaw his death, he handed over to me all the documents of
money he deposited with a private security company in Dubai as
personal effect in disguise amounting to $12.5 Million United states
dollars.I have decided to leave my country to Johanessburg-S/Africa.
due to
threats on my life by the government agents.I want you to
assist me move this fund out of the security company in Dubai-UAE. for
my
Life investment in your country.
I contacted you on the following agreement;(1). To give this
transaction confidentiality it deserves.(2). To assist me invest my
share of the fund into a viable business venture as i have little or
no knowledge on where to invest this huge sum of money (3).To take me
along to your country and assure my safety in your country (4).To
help me retreive the money from the security company as the bonafide
owner of the consignment so that there will be no trace of the
movement of the fund as all the arrangement to make the change of
ownership
with
the security company has been arranged (5).You will be transparent,
honesty and diligence and will not be greed to divulge from the
original percentage offered to you thereby requesting for increase
which might lead try to sit on the funds once it is under your
custody, or you try to blackmail me so you can take the money
alone (6).Your percentage for your assistance will be 30% while 65%
will be for me and my family and 5% will be set aside to defray any
incidental charges we may incure in the process of the transaction.
This transaction is 100% risk free but need utmost secrecy and
confidentiality due to my condition in my country now.
.If you are interested to assist me.please respond immediately so i can
provide to you more relevant information regarding to the deposit such
as
the contact of the security company.your private/confidential
email,telephone and fax numbers will be necessary in return of your
mail for
easy communication.
God Bless.
Yours sincerely
Mr, Lufrank Patrick.
please you can writh me on this email address.{ mrlufrank_patrick@yahoo.co.uk }
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