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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: kennyopara1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:23:32 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20DEPEND=20ON=20YOU=2E=20?=
DEAR SIR
MY NAME IS KENNY OPARA, THE ELDEST SON OF MALLAM DAGASH OPARA, OF ZIMBABWE
IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU, WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS. I GOT IT
FROM THE NETHERLANDS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.DURING THE CURRENT CRISIS AGAINST
THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR "PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE"
TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNED FARMERS IN OUR COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL WHITE
FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS.MY
FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST ZIMBABWEEN FARMERS
IN THE COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT POLITICAL
IDEOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM AND BURNT
DOWN EVERYTHING, SHOT HIM AND AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED,HE BECAME
SICK AND DIED AFTER TWO DAYS. AFTER HIS DEATH, MY MOTHER AND I TOGETHER
WITH MY YOUNGER
BROTHER DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES.
BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE WROTE A WILL, WHICH READS. MY BELOVED SON,I
WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (US$25 MILLION DOLLARS) WHICH
I DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABROAD IN CASE I WANT TO INVEST THE
MONEY, HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY WITH MY NAME (KENNY
OPARA) AND
IT CAN BE CLAIM BY ME ALONE WITH THE DEPOSIT CODE, ALL THE DOCUMENT COVERING
THIS MONEY IS WITH ME. I WANT TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY MOTHER AND BROTHER.
FROM THE ABOVE REASONS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY
DEPEND ON THIS MONEY. AS SUCH, I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST
US, YOU CAN LOOK
UP TO CNN NEWS EVERY DAY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY, IF YOU ARE
IN DOUBT, YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE INTERNET TO:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2414713.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1870851.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2568545.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1966949.stm
IN VIEW OF THIS, I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY
OUT, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. FOR YOUR EFFORTS, I AM PREPARED TO OFFER YOU
20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS, 10% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE
COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE 70% WILL BE KEPT FOR MY FAMILY AND I.
FINALLY, MODALITIES
ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE WILL CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE WE ESTABLISH
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY.
NOTE. THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY.THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
I AM AWARE OF THE VARIOUS SIMILAR PROPOSITIONS MAIL PROPOSAL FLYING ABOUT
ON THE INTERNET AND I MUST CONFESS THAT I WAS RELUCTANT TO TAKE UP THIS
TASK, BUT HAVING CARRIED OUT MY INVESTIGATIONS AND CONFIRM IT TRUE, I CAN
CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NO SCAM.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,
KENNY OPARA. FOR THE FAMILY.
reply to private mailox:kennyopara2002@yahoo.com.au
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