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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: John Lewis <johnlewis708@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:05:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT
FROM: JOHN LEWIS
Dear Friend,
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider these letters as request from a family in dare need for your assistance. Firstly, I must introduce myself, I am MR. JOHN LEWIS from Zimbabwe, I am the first and the only son of MR.DANIEL LEWIS;
I am presently residing in South Africa.
I got your contact from the South Africa Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) in Johannesburg and on behalf of my Mother who is a widow MRS. AGENLA LEWIS.
I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$18.5M (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in your personal or company account. Before my father's death he was among the few black Zimbabwean farmer and he was poisoned by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwe opposition party controlled by the White Minority.
Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit this money to a Security and Finance Company. This money was deposited in a box as a gemstone to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. It was also earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and to establish new farms in Lesotho and waziland.
In his WILL he specially drew my attention to this sum of US$18.5Million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) that he deposited in a safe box in a private Security and Finance Company here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
IN FACT, MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:
My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to this money which I deposited in your name in a box with the Security and Finance Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. In case of my absence on earth caused by death, you should solicit for a reliable foreign
partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose.
>From the above, you will understand that the live and future of my family depends on this money as much as I will be very grateful if you can assist us.
We are now living in South Africa as Asylum seekers and financial laws of South Africa does not allow Asylum seekers certain rights to such huge amount of money.
In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence I am asking you to assist me to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose.
For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family and me. Finally,
modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves.
Looking forward to your reply and please treat as very urgent.
Best Regards
JOHN LEWIS
johnlewis7010@yahoo.com
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