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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: david ford <d.fordq19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <pinforddavid@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 04:17:39 +0200
Subject: Attention Please;
Attention Please; I want to inquire if the Pre March 1996 USD Notes is still Legal tender in your Country? Is it possible to exchange the Notes in your Country? If your answer is yes, then I urgently need your help! In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source and the choice of your country. I wish to introduce myself. My name is Mr.David Ford, the son of Mr.Terry Ford of Zimbabwe.During the current crisis 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.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1878846.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1880941.stmhttp://www.canadafreepress.com/2002/edesk101402.htmhttp://www.natall.com/pub/2002/092102.txt
My Father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the President political ideology, the president supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments incuding his bank account. After my fathers death my family instantly became taboo and we were ostracized from thesociety,and we lost all our friends for fear of the government of Robert Mugabe; on the Last Monday(my 26th birthday),my mother took me to our underground basement and showed me a cleverly constructed secret store room, in which were 2 large iron box of about 3 feet square each. She produced the keys, and opened each box to reveal bundles and bundles of US 100 Dollar bills! totally USD20MILLON!.I demanded an explanation and she said that my father hid the money before the new 100 dollar bill was introduce! that my father has made this money and stock it in this store room, and has been making arrangement to move this money to europe,America or Asia for investing and relocation to where we can spend the rest of our life before his death. Because the government of Robert Mugabe has been fighting him and other farmers, we find out that it is not wise to invest further here or deposit large money with the banks in Zimbabwe. Obviously, my father made this money from his lucrative farming job and I will never let his hard earned money be taking away by this government or anybody. If you are interested in helping me and my mother to change this money you will be reward with 15% of the total amount USD20M; Urgently send your complete contact details including postal address,telephone/fax and mobile phone. On recipient of your positive responses I will then furnish you with my plans to send the money across to you in your country,but if you can’t assist me...please, kindly delete from your email box andforget I ever contacted you. With best regards, Mr. David FordFor the family
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