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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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From: ALEX SOFO BROWN <alexsofobrown@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:22:56 +0200
Subject: CAPITAL INVESTMENT
FROM: Alex Sofo Brown
Email: Alexsofobrown@netscape.net
Dear Sir/Madam
It's good writing you this letter. I have a proposal for
you this is however not mandatory nor will i in any
manner compel you to honor against your will. I got your
name and contact from the house of commerce when i was
searching for a reliable and trustworthy person and I
prayed over it and selected your name among
other names due to its esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust
worthy person that can help me out of this difficulties
and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to
confide in you for this simple and sincere help .
I am Alex Sofo Brown the only son of late Mr. &Mrs. Brown.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa
merchant in Zimbabwe, the economic capital of Harare my
father was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My
mother died when I was a baby and since then
my father took me so special. Before the death of my father
on 12 February 2005 in a private hospital
in Harare he secretly called me on his bed side and
told me that he has the sum of .Twenty million
,Seven hundred thousand United State
Dollars.(USD$20.700,000) left in one
of the prime security company in the Netherland, that he used my name as his
only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the
fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my
choice where i will transfer this money and use
it for investment purpose. I am in the Netherland seeking assylum
very inexperience. I have suffered a lot of set
backs as a result of members of my late father's family
who has not stop disturbing me about the where
about of this fund after they have succeeded in claiming
almost all the valuable properties that he left
behind for me, coupled with incessant political crisis
in Zimbabwe. The death of my father actually
brought sorrow to my life.
Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in anyway possible
Moreover, I am willing to offer you (25%) of the total sum as
compensation for your effort/input after the successful release of this fund
5% will be map out for all expenses. Anticipating to hearing from you
soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Alex Sofo Brown
Email address: alexsofobrown@netscape.net
NB; Please get back to me through my private email address for
more information/
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