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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: morristhemba@sify.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 04:32:58 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
MR MORRIS THEMBA
PHONE:+27 838 930 963
DEAR:SIR/MADAM,
CONFIDENTIAL.
I am Mr. MORRIS THEMBA the first son of the late Mr.FIDELIS THEMBA . My father had
served Mr B.H. HIGGINS who was an Irish citizen. my father served him for many years
and had inherited his farm after his death.
My father became an executive member of the farmers Association in the western masho
naland province of Zimbabwe. he also became a successful businessman because of the
recent uprising in my country and the war veterans and farmers clashing,my father
decided that it would be safer if my younger brother and I move to south Africa to
escape the violence. And that the previous year he left Zimbabwe with a box contain
ing US$11million which he deposited with a private security company in Johannesburg
South Africa. He also instructed me not to reveal the contents of the box to anyone
for security reason.
All the documents pertaining to this deposition are kept with me.Barely two months
after we moved to Johannesburg,we got told that my father's farm had been invaded
and that my parent and most of his workers had been killed.my father's property and
farmland have now been take over by the war veterans.
I believe that this has been the work of people who did not like my father because
of white owned farms. we could not even attend the funerals of my parents as we also
now fear for our dear lives.
0ur reason for contacting you is to seek for your assistance in providing an over
seas bank account where we can transfer this fund into for prior investment.We do
not know much about how to invest this money so we will also need your assistance in
this regard.We have agreed to give you a share of the money if you are willing to
assit us.should this proposal meet your utmost consideration,please do not hesitate
to contact my brother or me on the above telephone number or the following email add
ress.
thembamorris@hotmail.com
+ 27 838 930 963
The confidentiality of this proposal cannot be overemphasized as we believe that you
will oblige us the needed security and attention it demands.Please treat this propo
sal with the utmost confidentiality it deserves.
Waiting for your favourable response.Thanks and God bless,
MR MORRIS THEMBA
PHONE:+27 838 930 963
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