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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: marcuss8matila@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 11:58:00 +0200
Subject: FORIEGN PARTNER
GREETINGS"
You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you don't know
me personally. I am. MARCUS MATILA the son of Dr. SIMON MATILAwho was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact through Network on line in my search for a reliable
and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which
involves a transfer of fund to a foreign account and I decided to write
you, my late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers as
well a politician murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling
government of president Robert Mugabe. For his alleged support and
sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the white minority.
Before his death he had taken to Johannesburg - South Africa to deposit
the sum of US$ 20 Million (twenty million United States Dollars) with a
Security and Finance Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe.
The money was deposited in a box as family valuables to avoid much
demurrage from the Security Company. This money was embarked for the
purchase of new machinery and chemical for farms and the establishment of new
farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new
land act that wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks
vehemently condemned the "modus operandi" adopted by the government.
This resulted to rampant killing and mob action by the war veterans and
some political thugs. Precisely, hundreds of people have been killed.
Heads of governments from the west, especially Britain and United States
of America have voiced their condemnation of Mugabe'splan.
Subsequently, South African Development Community (S.A.D.C) has continuously
supported Mugabe's new land act, it is against this background that I and my
family who are currently residing in South Africa have decided to
transfer my Father's money into a foreign account. As the eldest son of my
Father,
I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my
government who are tactically freezing our family wealth and South
Africa's government seems to be playing along with them.
I am faced with the dilemma of investing this money in South Africa
for fear of encountering the same experience in future since both
countries have almost the same political history. More so, the South African
Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment hence I am
seeking for a business minded person whom I can entrusted the future of my
family into his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100%
risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter.
For your assistance, we are offering you 20% of the total
sum,70% for me and my family while 10% will be mapped out for any
expenses we may incure during this transaction. We wish to invest our money
on commercial property based on your advice.
Finally, I will demand for assurance that you will not sit on this
money when it finally gets to your personal or company's account in your
country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, please confirm your
interest via my phone number-27-73-4055-447or you reply through email
marcuss8matila@yahoo.com
Best Regards.
MARCUS MATILA
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