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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: themba nkosi <thembankosi_1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 09:36:04 +0100
Subject: Please contact me as soon as you get this message
Dear Friend
Easter greetings, I am Mr.Themba Nkosi, a member of theMovement for
democratic Change in Zimbabwe. My Party isopposed to the Zanu-PF Party of
the incumbent President Robert Mugabe. I went into a partnership with a
whitefarmer and businessman in Zimbabwe and as we progressed inbusiness, I
bought his ideas and philosophy, which made mejoin the movement for
democratic change which is dominatedby the whites (of which my colleague is
a top member). We
control the greater portion of the white-dominated farms inZimbabwe and we
are major shareholders in major companiesin Zimbabwe.
The Mugabe government and his political associates are nottolerant to the
activities of the movement for democraticchange and he is using indirect
guerrilla war tactics tooppress the members. Zimbabwe war veterans invaded
ourfarms and confiscated some of our assets and held us
hostage. I managed to escape from their brutality but myn business partner
died in the struggle. He left a message that I should sell off all our
assets including the farms,estates and the companies, ensuring that his
family relocates overseas and also to invest the money properly
bearing in mind that the next step of the guerillas will be to confiscate
those remaining assets.
I have successfully sold off the remaining portion of our estates, farms and
companies after which I managed with the help of the immigration to sneak
into Johannesburg, South
Africa, with the money and my colleague?s family. In fact,we are seeking
refuge in South Africa at this moment. The total sum in our possession at
this moment is the sum of
US$25 M (Twenty-five Million US Dollars), realized from auction, sales of
the estates,farms and companies. The money is secured in a Security Company
because we are not authorized to open an account as refugees. I got to know
you from your country?s business journal in Johannesburg
world Trade Centr(WTC) and from my careful analysis I realized that you
could assist in this venture.
All I want you to do is to make urgent arrangement and come to Johannesburg,
South Africa, so that you could open a non-resident account, which would
aid us in transferring the money into your nominated account overseas for
onward investment. I have two options for you; the first is that you could
choose to have a certain agreeable percentage of the money fornominating
your account for this transaction.The other is that you could as well go
into a joint business partnership with me for proper investment of the fund
in your country. Whichever, way you want it,feel free
to notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of the money for all kinds of
expenses incurred in the process of the transaction and if you do not
prefer joint partnership, I am offering you 20% of the fund,while the rest
of 75% will be for my investment.
Contact me with the above email address. While still maintaining the secrecy
required in this transaction.Please include your private telephone and fax
numbers in your reply.
Best regards
Mr. Themba Nkosi Jr.
Tel: +27-73-5565503.
Email: thembankosi_1@hotmail.com Dear Friend
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