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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: "Machel David" <macheldavid12@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:19:00 +0200
Subject: CONFID ENTIAL.
FROM: MR. MACHEL DAVID
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:+27 73-2319-853.
Dear sir/madam,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, I am MACHEL DAVID, the first son of PENIEL DAVID, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
through network online hence decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$18Million (Eighteen Million United States Dollars), in a
private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage
from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new
machines and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of a new farm in
Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob
action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact,
a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my
father was one of the victim.
It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to a foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to
open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction
throughout the territorial zone, South Africa. 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 into for future investment in
a stable country. I don't want to invest this amount of money in South
Africa for fear of going
through the same experience in future since both countries have almost the
same political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy
does not allow such investment for an asylum seeker.
As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and that of my family in
his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you
accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do for me is to make
arrangements to come to Johannesburg, South Africa, so that you can open a
non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use for
investment.
I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for a proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to
notify me, if you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country.
Contact me with the following email address for secured communication
macheldavid1@hotmail.com the above telephone number :+27 73-2319-853.while I
implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
MACHEL DAVID.
(For the Family)
Confidential!
PLEASE CALL ME:+27 73-2319-853.
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