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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: "paul jomo" <paul_jomo50@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:15:44 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM:MR PAUL JOMO
SUITE 141 JAN SMUTH AVE,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-73-136-8500
Email:paul_jomo50@hotmail.com
ATTN: ,
Dear Sir/Madam
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
My name is MR PAUL JOMO, the elder son of MR.SOBIEKO JOMO, of Zimbabwe.This
might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.I got your
address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg,South
Africa(SACC).During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
supports of our President,ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white-owned farms
to his party members and his followers,he ordered all white farmers to
surrender alltheir farms to his party members and his followers. My father
is one of the most famous farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas,Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm.
Before his death,my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in
Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of US$21.320.000.000 Million(Twenty One
Million,Three Hundred And Twenty Thousand United State Dollars)with my
name.After the death of my father,we decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables.INFACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:-
"MY beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$21,320,000.000(Twenty One million,three hundred and twenty thousand
united state dollars),which I deposited in a box with a security company in
Johannesburg,south Africa incase of my absence on earth caused by death,only
you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this money out of south Africa for investment purpose.I deposited the money
in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code.Your
mother has all the document.Take good care of your mother and sister."
From the above,you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money We will be very grateful if you can assist us.We are
now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial
laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain financial rights
to such huge amount of money.Inview of this,I cannot invest this south
africa,hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of south
africa for investment purpose.For your effort,i am prepared to offer you
25%of the total fund,while 5%will be set aside for any minor expenses that
might be incured while 70%will be kept by my family and me.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me on the above Telephone
or E-mail address.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and
absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Faithfully
MR PAUL JOMO.
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