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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: ralphpaul@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:45:32 -0700
Subject: HELLO FRIEND
FROM DESK OF:PAUL R. MASUKU
PLOT 67 ROBERT WAY,
HARARE,ZIMBABWE
E-MAIL ADDRESS:paulralph2@myway.com
Dear Friend,
How are you and your family today? I hope that you are all okay? I found
information about you and decided to contact you for an important assistance.
I am Paul R. Masuku a citizen of Zimbabwe , but i am contacting from a neiboring
country here in Africa where i am now sicking political assylum.
I Am the only son of Kenneth masuku, a wealthy farmer and senior politician
with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for Democratic
Change [MDC].My father was murdered by our wicked President, Robert Mugabe
and I fled my country, beause I have become his next target to eliminate.
My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in the MDC, a part
wanting to end the several years of brutal dictatorship government of President
Robert Mugabe.You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal
acts by visiting this web sites;http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
My father was accused of Treason and also assisting the White farmers in
fighting the government. Few weeksafter his arrest, he was reported dead.
The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen
for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's
associate Mr.Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting
my faher's death through the Court and media; the government saw us as a
big treat to them and decided to eliminate us.Mr. Olds was attacked and
murdered in his house, but fortunately,before they came looking for me,
I received the news and I had to flee through the border to South Africa,
to save my life.My arrival here in NIGERIA still remains like a miracle
to me.Here, is my reasons for contacting you, I am having a huge sum of
money in the total sum of $25Million presently lodge in the security company
in U.K My father kept this money in two trunk boxes in disguise as family
treasures and could not bank them, because of the situation in my country.
My father's business, farms and banks account were seized by the government
before his arrest and murder.
He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still in detention
and I have made several arrangements concerning the shipment of the boxes
out of my country because we cannot invest it there.
I was on the process when I fled the country.I need your assistance in securing
the funds there in your country, so that I can arrange on how to come over
to your country to invest with the fund.
I am willing to offer you 30% of the $25Million for your assistance.
Please, If you can assist me,You do provide with me this informations.
1]Your full Names
2]Your telephone number/Fax number
3]Your occupation
4]Your date of birth
5]Your Mailing Address
so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed.
As I wait for your urgent response,Through my private Mailbox paulralph2@myway.com
Please treat this information as top secret.
Regards,
Paul R. Masuku
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