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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: "adam smith" <ad_smith2002za@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:18:03 +0200
Subject: "URGENT MAIL"
PROPOSAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
ATTN: DIRECTOR / CEO,
My name is Mr.Adam Smith, the only son of Dr.Anthony Smith of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg,
South Africa.During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms
to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.
My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father' s farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with
one of the Security Company in South Africa, through the help of his lawyer
who is residing in South Africa. The sum of US$12 Million (Twelve Million
United States Dollars). After the death of my father, we decided to move to
the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the
Security Company as family valuables.
So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to
move this money out of Republic of South Africa because as asylum seekers we
are not allowed to operate any bank account within Republic of South Africa
. We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance,5%
will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of
this transaction and 70% will be for our family to invest in your country.
Please Dear, this is the reason I am contacting you as my Foreign Partner.
Help me I will never forget you as long as this life is concerned. I have
sufferred a lot while my Father had such amount of money.Since I got this
address, is true that I did not know you in person, I don't know why I have
such interest in you. I still thank God because I will like to have you as
my ever partner and you are going to lead me in a good Business, when I come
to your Country to Invest.
You will read more stories about President
Mugabe'sbrutal acts by visiting this web
sites;http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
I Adam, have much to discuss with you but it will be when I get your
responce. All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication. Note that this transaction is 100%
risk-free and absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Mr. Adam Smith
(N.B) PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE MOBILE AND FAX NUMBER
FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
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