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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: "nomsa gezi" <nomsa_gezi@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:17:01 +0200
Subject: Re:Dapper
FROM MRS NOMSA GEZI.
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
ATT:Dapper
RE:CLAIM AND TRANSFER OF FAMILY TREASURE VALUED USD$5.300.000 DOLLAR.
Permit me to inform you of my desire to entrust to you an investment
management of fund rightfully owned by my husband and deposited in a
Bank-safe here in South Africa.Firstly,I must solicit for your utmost
confidence in this proposal.This is by virtue of it's nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret.I got your contact from your country's
business directory.
I am a citizen of ZIMBABWE taking refuge in johannesburg in South Africa.I
am the wife of the assasinated UNITZ(UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF
ZIMBABWE)leader in ZIMBABWE, MR.JONAS GEZI.My late husband was in control of
the Diamond Region of Zimbabwe before he was killed by the Government in
the year 2001.To avoid the spying eye of my people and the government
security agents,my late husband deposited this fund with the name of his
foreign partner (NAME WITHELD FOR NOW)who is a citizen of your country.
However, i went to my husband's contact person in the bank to make enquiry
on the claim and possible transfer of the Consignment(fund)out of here.I was
advised to contact my husband's foreign partner whose name was used for the
deposit of the fund to enhance smooth claim and transfer of the
consignnment(FUND). Unfortunately i discovered that the man died last
year,and all my effort to locate any member of his family has been
fruitless.
That is why i want you to stand as his next of kin and beneficiary of the
fund because the right to claim and transfer this consignment out of here
lies in the hand of a foreigner who must be a citizen of your
country.Therefore,to ensure the smooth transfer of this consignment,the next
of kin of this man must be a citizen of your country.ALL MY HUSBAND'S ASSETS
IN ZIMBABWE HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THIS MONEY IS THE
ONLY HOPE I AND MY TWO CHILDREN HAVE NOW.
NOTE:From my investigation,it will cost about $120,000 as expenses for the
successful transfer of the fund.As i am writing you this mail,i only manage
to feed and i am not asking you to send me a dollar.Therefore,the most
important thing is for someone to stand as the next of kin.The moment you
stand as the next of kin,i will give you the contact of one of the finance
houses here which gives loans to foreign investors especially from
America,Europe and some Asian countries.You have
to contact the company for a loan or sponsorship.
For your role and assistance, your organisation will be entitled to 30%of
the total sum while the balance of 70% will be kept intact for me and my
children,pending my arrival in your country.I must
aquaint you with the fact that this transaction is not known to any other
person except you, me and some people in the bank.I will appreciate your
urgent response to this proposal.for the security of this proposal you are
to reply all mails in this box.
Yours sincerely,
MRS Nomsa GEZI
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