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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: franciscus01zimba@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 02:25:53 +0800
Subject: INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTICE.
Dear Sir / Ma,
We have not met before,but I believe that you would be compelled to help me
after going through the contents of this letter. My name is Mr franciscus
zimba a divorcee, I am a white Zimbabwean. I am a farmer in Zimbabwe .
Basically, I was involved in Agricultural production, until August (2003),
when the government of Robert Mugabe decided to seize all farm-land(s) owned
by whites citizens in Zimbabwe (without compensation). He (Robert Mugabe)
did not stop at that he also went on to expel all White farmers in Zimbabwe
. He implored the services of his war veterans to undertake his seizure. The
war veterans have been accused (correctly) of being behind the violent
occupation of white-owned commercial farms in which an estimated 70,000 farm
workers have been displaced. At least, over hundreds white farmers and black
settlers have been killed since the farm invasions began in February 2000.
Link{www.guardian.co.uk/weblog/special/0,10627,536901,00.html}.
Although we know that we are taking a great risk by staying here in Zimbabwe
. At the Moment, our phone lines are bugged, and all our movements are being
monitored by Zimbabwean (Robert Mugabes)secret Police. Therefore email is
the safest means of communication for now. We (White farmers in zimbabwe )
have taken our case to the United Nations and even with the threats of
transactions and the subsequent sanctions from the West against the
Zimbabwean authorities, Robert Mugabe (The president of Zimbabwe ) still
remains adamant. He is insisting that our farm land (some of which we bought
with our money and most of which We inherited from our fathers) belongs to
the (his) government of Zimbabwe .At present, my money totaling
US$17,750,000. (Seventeen million, seven hundred and fifty thousand United
States dollars) is in oversea in security company Since I could not keep the
money in Zimbabwe , I used the services of a Diplomatic Courier Company to
move this money (registered as official documents and family valuables) out
of Zimbabwe to Abroad. And up till now due to lack of communication and been
mornitored by the federal police,I have been unable to know the state of
this fund.but the main reason i am contacting you is to help secure this
fund in your position then help me to relocate to your country since mugabe
had made here hell for us i guess it is out of racism and up till now the
united nation has not taken any action.
Can you help me? Are you trustworthy? Can you safe guard this money until my
arrival to your country? Are you trustworthy and capable of handling this
money? If you can, please contact me at once if you indicate your interest.
I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via this:Emai (
franciscus01zimba@gmail.com) All you need to do is to claim this money from
the security Company. For your assistance, you will be entitled to 20% of
the total sum. You are also obliged to help/advise on the proper and most
convenient way of investing this money in your country, hopefully, You will
respond positively .
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Franciscus Zimba.
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