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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: "ken zuma" <kenzuma1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:58:30 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCES NEEDED
105 SANDTON
JOHENNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
kenzuma1@hotmail.com
Attin Manager Director C.e.o
Dear
URGENT ASSISTANCES NEEDED
Am .Kenneith Zuma,the eldest son of Bongani Zuma, of Zimbabwe.It might be a
surprise to you where I got your contact address, I got it from the South
African Information Network Online (SAINO)/South Africa Trade Centre.And it
is coming to you with good intention.
During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President,Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party members and their followers.
My father was one of the great and best farmers in the country and knowing
that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s
supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a
result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after five days.
And after his death, I with my younger brother decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South-Africa. but, before he died,
he wrote his will, which reads "(my beloved son ,I wish to draw your
attention to the sum OF ($20.5,000,000=00). MILLION U.S DOLLARS which I
deposited in a box with a security company in Johannesburg (South-Africa).
in case of my absence on earth cause by death only".
You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this money out of South Africa for investment purpose.
I deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with
the deposit code. your mother has all the documents, take good care of your
mother and brother."From the above, you will understand that the lives and
future of my family depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful
if you can assist us.
I with my younger brother are now living in South-Africa as political asylum
seekers and the financial law of South-Africa does not allow asylum seekers
certain financial 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
transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purposes.
For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5%
will be set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept
for me and my family . 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 urgent reply .
For detailed information, please contactme on my direct e-mail address or by
my phone number above. note, the key word to this transaction is absolute
confidentiality and secrecy. this transaction is 100% risk free.
Your Urgent Respone Will be Honour
Yours Regards
KENNEITH zUMA
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