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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: "mr.princewell khumalo" <mr.princewellkhumalo4@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:11:40 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM: MR.PRINCEWELL KHUMALO
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TELE NO.: + 27 72 844 9818.CONFIDENTIAL
Attn
I am Mr.Princewell Khumalo the son of Mrs. Susana Khumalo of South Africa. I got it from the South Africa Information Network Online from our family friend that is working for the South Africa Chambers of Commerce. During the current crises against the people that were working for the deposed Vice President Of South Africa Mr.Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma on charges of Corruption and misappropriation of Government funds to a Foreign Contractor by the supporters of our President Thabo Mbeki.My mother was the personal secretary to the deposed Vice President of South Africa Mr. Jacob Zuma and her primary responsibility was to issue contract, purchase arms and ammunition and to supervise with the transfer of funds overseas for the Vice President entourage.
While during her tenure in office for Ten Years (15 Years) as the personal secretary to the deposed Vice President of South Africa, then she was able to amass a lot of money from her duties as the secretary to the Vice President to the tune of US30.5 Million United States Dollars (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. But, before she fled the Country to Overseas, but before then she have already deposited a consignment under my name in a Metal Box with the Security Company here in South Africa to avoid any detection by the South Africa Government.
The South African Government is therefore prosecuting the Vice President for this corruption and as such my mother wants me to solicit your assistance as our foreign family business associate to assist us in having this funds transferred out of South Africa through your overseas bank account for investment purposes.
Hence I am asking you to assist us transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts and assistance, We are offering you complete 20% of the total funds, while 5% will for all the local and international expenses both of us will incure in the cause of this transaction and 75% will be kept for my family. Final modalities on the transfer of the total funds into your nominated account overseas will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. You must bear in mind that the secrecy and the confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over-emphasized.
I am Looking forward to completing this transaction with you.
You can call me on my direct line + 27 72 844 9818 for more details on the modalities of this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Princewell Khumalo.
For the family.
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