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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: "Mr Robert Alan Philip" <roberts_alan11@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: roberts_alan151@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:04:12 +0400
Subject: Please I Need Your Help''
Attn:Sir/Madam
I know that this letter will come to you as a strange
letter,but i will like you to give it nice
consideration,i am Robert Alan, the first son of Alan
Phillip a british citizen,but a farmer in Zimbabwe,i
am articulating this letter to beg for your assistance
to help me accomodate some money for me and my family
till our arrival to your country for the investment of
the money.
I would first elaborate the source of this money, to
avoid putting you in the dark at this enitial stage of
this event. As regards to the source of this
money,this was the money which my father made during
all his 35year stay in Zimbabwe as a farmer.
On the 8th August 2003 after the bid to ease severe
shortage of currency due to the economic crises in our
country, which many blame on Dr.Robert Mugabes
(Zimbabwe President) controversial policies which has
seensoaring unemployment and pushed Inflation to a
record of 365 percent.
One of the highest rates in the world, the central
bank of Zimbabwe introducethe new travelers cheque for
custom duty payment,It was at this time that my
fathers friend Mr Robert Murerwa(zimbabwe finance
minister)visited myfather in the jail and review to
him the new step that was going on in the country.
On the 10th August 2003 after the government banned
all the citizens from traveling out of the country
with any amount of money that is above $2000(two
thousand dollars), my father Mr Alan Phillip,revealed
to me and my mother Mrs Rebecca Phillip that before
his arrest,on the 6th August 2003,he sent a box out
from our country on the 2nd August 2003,containing the
sum of ($24.7 million dollars), out from the country,
down to the south Africa through the help of some
Diplomats who where on official works to south Africa.
These diplomats did not know the content of the box as
money till now,because the box was declared to be
family valuables. This box was delivered to the house
of South African finance minister Mr. Trevor Manuel.Mr
Manule then help my father to deposite this
box/consignment in a security/finance company in south
Africa for safety keeping in Pretoria till when we
would like to take it out from the company. The
minister also knows the content as family valuable
things.
You and me/my father/mother, are the only people that
knows the content of this box as money . We will on
your acceptance to accommodate this money brief you on
what will be your benefit as regards to all the help
you will render during he process of actualizing this
business.We will also give you all the document that
relates to the prove of deposite of this consignment
and as well make you to know where exactly this
consignment was deposited and also the name of the
security company.
We also would like you to know that half of this money
we would like to invest in your country under your
direction and care and being in partnership with you
on a good business which you might suggest to us.
More information as regards to how this business will
be actualizes and where and where the box will be
delivered to you for collection as the real
beneficiary of the properties inside the box will be
giving to you.
Please note,that i am now in Dubai United Arab Emirate
seeking for one who will help us to accomodate this
money.till our arrival to his country for the
investment of the money.
I will be expecting your urgent reply regarding this
my urgent proposal,through my personal email address
at roberts_alan151@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully
Mr Robert Alan
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