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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: opti trus <optitrustcompany_02@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 03:33:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRANSACTION.
MRS,JOY APOHA.
UNBEHALF OF MY SON.
VERY URGENT.
MRS JOY APOHA
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 06:30:22 -0800
FROM:MRS,JOY APOHA
E-MAIL:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
PHONE:27-763283423.
DEAR
MY NAME IS MRS, JOY APOHA THE WIFE OF KENNEDY APOHA WHO WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE. YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISE WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM THE AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
DURING THE CURRENT WAR AGAINST THE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWEFROM THE SUPPORT MUGABE"S IDEAS, MUGABE SUPPOTERS INVADED MY HUSBAND FARM AND BURNT EVERYTHING IN THE FARM,KILLING MY HUSBAND AND MADE AWAY WITH A LOT OF COSTLY FARM EQUIPMENTS IN MY HUSBAND FARM.DURING THE CRISES AND BEFORE MY HUSBAND DEATH HE HAD TAKEN ME AND MY ONLY SON TO DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA THE SUM OF US$ 15
MILLION DOLLARSAS IF HE FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN ZIMBABWE.
THIS AMOUNT WAS MENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEAMICAL FOR THE FARMS AND TO ESTABLISHED OF NEW FARMS IN SWAZILAND.
WE THEN DECIDED TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS FIRM AND COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE ANY BANK ACCOUNT OR BUSINESS WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA BASED ON THEY LAW.
WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE,10%WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND 70%WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY-UNDER YOU SUPERVISSION.
SINCE,I GOT THIS ADDRESS IS TRUE THAT I DID NOT KNOW YOU IN PERSON,I DONT KNOW WHY I HAVE SUCH INTEREST IN YOU.I STILL THANK GOD BECAUSE I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOU AS MY EVER PARTNER IN LIFE,WHEN I COME TO YOUR COUNTRYTO INVEST.
I MRS,ELIZABETH AND MY SON (GABRIEL APOHA)HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS WITH YOU BUT IT WILL BE WHEN YOU COME TO SOUTH AFRICA TO HELP US FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND AND FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR ENTIRE PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%RISK FREE AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTAIL-SINCE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO RELEASE OF THIS FUND IS WITH MY SON BILLS HERE IN JOHANNESBUERG,AND IF YOU ARE INTRESTED TO HELP US PLEASE CONTACT MY SON GABRIEL THROUGH HIS E-MAIL OR PHONE(E-MAIL:([EMAIL PROTECTED])PH:27-763283423.WHILE I IMPLORE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY REQUIRED IN THIS
TRANSACTION.
BEST REGARDS
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