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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: idrism_16@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:58:58 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE
FROM: MOHAMMED IDRIS
NO 216 TUDHOPE/HIGH STREET
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TELEPHONE: + 27-73-337-3727.
THE DIRECTOR
URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE
My name is MOHAMMED IDRIS, the son of AL MUSTAPHA IDRIS from Zimbabwe. But now residing
in Johannesburg, South Africa as a refugee with my family.This might be a surprise
to you about where I got your contact address. I got your name and address through
South African Information Centre during my desperate search for someone who could
honestly and confidentially assist me by serving as my trustee.
During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the black and white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all black and white farmer's to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers.
My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support
Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in
the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm.
Before his death, He confided to me the sum of US$13,500. 000 Million
(Thirteen Million Five Hundred United States dollars, which he had deposited with
one of the Security Companies in Johannesburg, South Africa as valuables.
Since the death of my father, I have spent quite a fortune looking for how I can
make a breakthrough in order to transfer this money out of South Africa.
The problem at hand now is that as an asylum seeker I am only using asylum papers issued
to me by the South African government. According to South African Law, asylums are not
authorized to operate any form of banking and finance related issues of this magnitude.
Also, I am not authorized to clear or make any withdrawals from the consignment in the
security company because of my political status.
So I decided to contact overseas firms and companies that will assist me to move this
fund out of South Africa for our mutual benefit. Your assistance is highly needed
because the security company is ready to welcome anybody with the correct information
and documents covering this fund which I will give you if you agree to assist me and
my family.
We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped
out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 75%
will be for me and my family to invest in your country. Now, all I want you to do is
to furnish me with your full addresses, your country of origin, your personal phone
and fax numbers, for further details regarding this transaction. You can contact me
on the above email address and telephone numbers.
Note:- that this transaction is risk free and 100% guaranteed based on the fact that
my late father genuinely made this money out all on his own through farming.
Finally, please do not hesitate to indicate your interest and your willingness so t
hat I will not make further contacts regarding this transfer.
Thanks as I wait to hear from you soonest.
With Lots Of Regards,
MOHAMMED IDRIS
(For the family)
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