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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: "Mr. Idris Garba ." <idr_garba01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: idr_garba02@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:39:51 +0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE
Dear friend,
I know this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have no previous contacts. Moreover, the present world is full of dishonest and distrust. Before I proceed, may I introduce myself, I am Mr. Idris Garba a Zimbabwean and son of Zimbabwean farmer Mr. Idris Mustafa Garba (late). Some veteran soldiers assassinated him following an attack in our farm house in Zimbabwe. Right now the government of Robert Mugabe has ordered us to vacate our farm lands for black occupation and even many farmers has either been killed or jailed following the expiration of president Mugabe’s evacuation mandate. As for me and my only sister (Muna)
We auctioned all our properties and valuables, which includes all our farms and other farm machinery immediately after my father’s death and realized a total sum of US$7.5Million. Since the Zimbabwe government wants all white farmers out of Zimbabwe or faces various types of charges in court or even risk being killed by the veteran soldiers loyal to President Mugabe. Moderate blacks that work with white farmers and opposed to Mugabe’s policies are also affected.
I decided moving with my sister to a neighboring country Republic of South Africa where we are presently refugees seeking for asylum. Since the South Africa monetary law forbids refugees to operate bank account or invest in any business, we made contact with a renowned South Africa Attorney and after much deliberation on our condition, he advised that we deposit the money with a security company here in South Africa which we did, although the content of the one box deposited with the security company was not disclosed as I told them it contains jewelleries and valuable documents.
The fund is now with the Security Company, pending when I see a trusted person who can assist us in investing it religiously anywhere overseas. Meanwhile, we agree that 25% of this money will be for your assistance as a foreign partner where I can also settle down with my only sister (Muna) and start a new life. This made me to go in desperate search, which lead to my getting your contact. If you agree to assist me in this risk free transaction, a reasonable percentage as stated above will be giving to you for your assistance/help, while 25% of the annual income of any good business you introduce me into will also be yours.
Do contact me through my e-mail address. Awaiting your urgent response and looking forward to having a very good business relationship with you in the nearest future.
As soon as you receive this letter, you should contact me immediately through the above stated e-mail and indicate your direct confidential telephone and fax numbers for effective communication required. This will work out as soon as you reply. Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Idris Garba .
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