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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: "John Gezi" <johngezi46@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johngezi2222@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:42:16 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
JOHANNESBUR REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 838 649 787
ATTN: MD/C.E.O
Dear
Sir/Madam
TRANSFER NEGOTIATION
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am MR.JOHN GEZI first
son of Mr.Abrahim Gezi, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
Zimbabwe. I got your contact through South African Information Exchange
decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$14Million (Fourteen Million United States Dollars), in one of
the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much
demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of
new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in
Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.ROBERT MUGABE introduce
a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some
few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of
people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father was
one of the victim.
It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to
open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction
throughout the territorial zone South Africa. As the eldest son of my
father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my
government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African
government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma
of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through
the same experience in future since both countries have similar political
history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow
such investments for an asylum seeker.
As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future since both my future and
of my family are in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is
risk free. If you accept to assist my family and me all I want you to do for
me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg-South Africa, so that
you can open a non-resident account, which you will aid us in transferring
the money into any account, which you will nominate overseas. This money I
intended to use for investment.
I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the
money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify
me I have also mapped 5%of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in
the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer partnership I am
willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my
investment in your country.
Contact me with the above e-mail, and Telephone number while I implore you
to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction
Yours Faithfully,
MR.JOHN GEZI.
(For the Family)
PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
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