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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: "FROM MRS.STELLA" <help_stella@moldova.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: stellawetaego@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:08:19 +0200
Subject: CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST?
FROM MRS.STELLA
ATTENTION: DIRECTOR
SIR.
With sincerity purpose, I crave your assistance following a satisfactory profile of yours I got, while flipping through your details. I am Mrs. stella wetaego a fifty-eight (58) years old wife to the late Pedro wetaego who died in the ongoing land dispute in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, before the death of my husband he had taken me to South Africa to deposit the sum of ($23 million US Dollars) in a Security Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited as Gemstones to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. The amount was meant for the purchase of new Machines and Chemicals for the farms, also for the establishment of new farm in Swaziland. The land problem came when the incumbent president, Mr Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act which affected the rich white farmers and a few black farmers. This resulted to killing and mob action by the Zimbabwean War Veterans and some lunatics in the society, in fact a lot of people have been kille
d because of this land reform act of which my husband was one of the victims. If you are conversant with world news you will perhaps understand better. It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to tranfer my husband 's money to a foreign account. Since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to operate a bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction. I am now saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account into which this money can be transferred without the knowledge of my home government who are bent on taking everything we have got. At the moment, I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going throught this same experience again since both countries have the same political history. I am soliciting your willingness to help me explore possible areas I can invest my money in your country. This urgent demand is also borne out of
the "extreme" extend family dehumanization meted out to my immediate family; a system of obsolete tradition. I would equally appreciate your willingness to help me relocate my immediate family of five to your country where I will invest the sum. The cash, ($23 MILLION US DOLLARS) mens for the would-be project is under my custody. I will therrefore appreciate it if we can meet in South Africa for a memorandum of understanding. However, owing to the traumatic experience, which has resulted to my ill health, my first son, (samuel wetaego) of twenty eight years old will also communicate with you through my e-mail address or phone. We are willing to negotiate on what percentage of total fund to pay you for your assistance and involvement in making the proposed transaction a success, after the consignment is released from storage. If you are willing to assist us, please contact my son on :tel +27 834 846 882. email: stellawetaego@netscape.net for more details.
If you choose not to assist us, my family and I are trusting that your will keep our communication to you strictly confidential. Note that this business is 100% rist free sand your coming down here is guaranteed. With transaction is honesty, trustworthy and confidentiality. I look unto God for your positive promt response.
YOURS TRULY,
MRS. STELLA WETAEGO
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