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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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Fraud email example:
From: "CHRIS PLATT" <chrisplatt123@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:13:24 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
Dear Friend,
With due respect, I must apologise for any undue stress or embarrassment this letter might cause you. I also request that you treat this letter with utmost confidentiality. I got your address from South Africa information agency in Johannesburg.
My name is Chris Platt and my sister is Sara Platt. We are from Zimbabwe , but in Asylum in England U.K. Our parents were killed by the loyalist of President Robert Mugabe, because my father was against the bad way the president was treating the white farmers.
Based on my father's relationship with the white farmers, he was not in good books with the President and so he was a target during the destruction of farm lands owned by the whites.
On the faithful day, the Presidents loyalists and Demolition agents came to my father and demanded he should go with them to the farm. He tried to find out why, but they forced him into their car and drove away. We all followed them to the farm. They got to the farm and ordered that my mother, my sister and I should not go beyond the farm gate. My mother resisted and they got violent and dragged her into the same vehicle they had our father. Minutes later we heard gun shots and the farm house went up in flames. The demolition agents came out and did not say a word to us. Me and my sister rushed into the farm house and found our parents dead bodies burning. We managed to get back to the house, only to find that even our house has been set ablaze.
The armed men there threatened to shoot us and asked us to flee from the scene.
We went into hiding for several days in the other farm, until we were able to escape to England U.K and were admitted into the U.N. refugee camp where we have been since then…While in hiding in the farm, I found out that the safe in the farm was not burnt. I forced it open to find a deposit slip and a letter. In the safe, I discovered my father had deposited the money in a security company as family treasure without the knowledge of the company that it was cash. The amount is $7M USD (Seven Million Dollars).
Right now, I and my sister need your help to present yourself as our Guardian to claim this money. This is because my father had leaved instructions that I must not be given the box until I am 25 years old. But I have been advised that if I have a relative or someone I can trust, who is an adult: The person can now be my Guardian and custody of the box will be given to him according to my instructions.
All you require is to indicate your willingness to assist me and my sister change our lives again by claiming to be our guardian, receiving the money and arranging for us to come over there to meet with you. We want you to do this for the sake of humanity. When you receive the money, you will take 25% for yourself, while we try to begin a new life hoping to invest the money with your advice if you wish.
For your reply, please reply email: chris_platt77@yahoo.com<http://us.f524.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=daniel_stewarth2005@yahoo.co.uk We>We do not have a phone here on camp.
Thank you,
Chris Platt.
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