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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: ferdinandguei22@webmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:47:08 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION
FROM: MR. FERDINAND GUEI.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27 734 067 044
SIR,
REQUEST FOR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE.
THIS LETTER IS MEANT TO CONTACT YOU FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE OF
YOUR ESTEEMED SELF TO HELP US OUT OF THIS DIFFICULT
SITUATION THAT MY FAMILY HAS BEEN ENGULFED IN SINCE THE
DEATH OF MY FATHER AND THE BREADWINNER OF OUR FAMILY WHO
WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE. SO
PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS AS A REQUEST FROM A FAMILY IN DIRE
NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
I AM FERDINAND GUEI FROM ZIMBABWE, THE FIRST AND THE ONLY
SON OF LATE DR. SAMUEL GUEI COMMUNICATING TO YOU FROM
JOHANNESBURG, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. I, ON BEHALF OF MY
FAMILY DECIDED TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER
THE SUM OF US$20.5MILLOIN (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) INHERITED FROM MY LATE
FATHER INTO YOUR
COMPANY OR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, MY FATHER ON ONE OF HIS MANY TRIPS ABROAD
TOOK ME TO JOHANNESBURG TO DEPOSIT THE SUM OF US$20.5
MILLION (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY AS IF HE
FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN ZIMBABWE. THE MONEY WAS
DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY ON OUR ARRIVAL IN
JOHANNESBURG LARGELY FOR ITS SAFETY. THE SOURCE OF THIS
MONEY WAS FOR PURCHASE OF AGRO ALLIED FARM EQUIPMENT FOR
THE GOVERNMENT. THIS LAND PROBLEM AROSE WHEN PRESIDENT
MUGABE WHO ACCORDING TO MY LATE FATHER, IN A DESPERATE BID
TO HOLD ON TO POWER FOR LIFE INTRODUCED A NEW LAND ACT,
WHICH WHOLLY AFFECTED THE RICH FARMERS WHO WERE MOSTLY
WHITE AND SOME BLACKS VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNED THE METHOD
ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. AND THAT RESULTED IN RAMPANT
KILLINGS, LOOTING AND WIDE SCALE MOB ACTIONS BY THE
VETERANS AND SOME POLITICAL THUGS. UNFORTUNATELY, MY LATE
FATHER WAS AMONG THE FEW BLACK ZIMBABWEAN RICH FARMERS
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY THE AGENTS OF THE RULING
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, FOR HIS ALLEGED
OPPOSITION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW LAND ACT. HEADS OF
GOVERNMENT FROM THE WESTERN WORLD, ESPECIALLY BRITAIN AND
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAVE VOICED THEIR CONDEMNATION
AGAINST MUGABE'S ACTIONS.
AS IT STANDS NOW, I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS ACCESS TO
THE MONEY AND THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR ITS
COLLECTION. FROM THE ABOVE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE
LIVES AND FUTURE OF MY FAMILY DEPEND ON THIS FUND AS SUCH I
WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST US. WE ARE NOW LIVING IN
SOUTH AFRICAN AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THE FINANCIAL
LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA DO NOT PERMIT US
CERTAIN FINANCIAL RIGHTS. IN VIEW OF THIS, I CANNOT INVEST
THIS MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA HENCE MY ASKING YOU TO ASSIST ME
TO TRANSFER IT OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
IN YOUR COUNTRY.
FOR YOUR EFFORTS, WE ARE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED
DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND THE REMAINING 70%
FOR THE FAMILY'S INVESTMENT ABROAD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS RISK-FREE AND THE MAJOR THING I ASK OF YOU
IS TO ASSURE ME THE SAFETY OF THE MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. FURTHER INFORMATION AND ARRANGEMENT WILL
COMMENCE AS SOON AS TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND GOOD RELATIONSHIP
IS ESTABLISHED. I SHALL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU MAINTAIN
THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS MATTER.
PLEASE SIR! THIS INVESTMENT IS RISK FREE AND AFTER YOU
FINISH READING THIS TRANSCRIPT, YOU ARE WELKOM TO ASK FOR
ANY DOCUMENTS TO COVER THE SAID TRANSECTION AND I WILL ASK
MY ATTORNEYS TO RELEASE THEM TO YOU EITHER BY FAX OR
E-MAIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, I AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT
RESPONSE VIA THE TELEPHONE/E-MAIL NUMBER ABOVE FOR MORE
DETAILS AND DON'T FORGET TO KEEP EVERY INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS AS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. FERDINAND GUEI
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