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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: Barr.Fred Akin Thomas <fredakinchamber73@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fredakin.thomas@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:33:08 +0200
Subject: FROM BARRISTER FRED AKIN THOMAS
BARRISTER FRED AKIN CHAMBERS
ASSOCIATES
ATTORNEYS * NOTARIES * CONVEYANCERS
Ground Floor – Block 2; Cambridge Manor; Paulshof, Sandton; Republic South Africa
PO BOX 3526, Johannesburg, 2001
Mobile : +27-73-999-5874, Tel/Fax: +27-11-507-6429
Dear Sir/Madam, PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I am Barrister Fred Akin Thomas, On the 30th of May 2007, my client Mr.Desmond Elliot From Zimbabwe, his wife Mrs. Marian Elliot and their only child came to my office for a legal assistance to move a substantial amount to your private/company account which his late parents deposited in a financial security firm here in South Africa for a broad investment purpose in your country under your supervision. According to my client this fund (US$8 Million United States Dollars) was deposited by his late parents during the current war against the Farmers in Zimbabwe, from the supporters of President, Robert Mugabe, in his effort to chase all the white Farmers out of the country, (Zimbabwe,)He ordered all the white Farmers to surrender their farms to his Party members and his followers. His father was one of the best and successful farmer in their Country Zimbabwe and formerly the finance minister of Robert Mugabe administration, but he did not support the idea of dispossessing the white farmers of their land. Because of this, his farms was invaded and burnt by Government supporters. In the course of the attack, His father was killed, and the invaders made away with His farms , his mother died too out of heart attack Before the death of his father, he drew his attention to the sum of Eight Million United States Dollar (US$ 8.millon) which he deposited with a Security company in South Africa during his tenure as the Finance Minister of Zimbabwe.
Therefore, am writing you to know if you have a professional business idea but don't have enough money to run the business so that you can work with this family to invest their money in a lucrative business in your country under your supervision, i will appreciate you to go through this mail and decide and get back to me immediately , and he agreed to offer you 20% of the total fund for your assistance to invest the said fund on his behalf in a lucrative business in your country.10% will be for any expenses that might incurred by you and my client during the time of transferring the fund into your account. While the remaining 70% will be for investment in your country on behalf of my client.
If you are ready to assist this family kindly reply urgent.Yours Faithfully,Barrister Fred Akin Thomas
MOBILE:+27-73-999-5874TEL/FAX:+27-11-507-6429
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