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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: "Alferd Jones" <jones_fred@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:39:42 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
From;Alfred Jones
Tel: +27-73-447-5766
E-mail: jones_fred@hotmail.com
Dear,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally. I am Alfred Jones, the first son of Mr. Lawrence Jones who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
through a diplomat that once worked in your country, hence decided to write
to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$30.2 Million (thirty Million two Hundred Thousand United
States Dollar) in a private Security Company, as if he saw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited in a box as a germ stone to
avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. This amount was meant for
the purchase of new machines for the establishment of new farms in
Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe introduced a
new Land Reform Act which wholly affected the rich write farmers and some
few black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action of the
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of
people were killed because of this Land Reform Act in which my father was
one of the victims.
It is against this background, that I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to a foreign
account since the laws of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to
open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction
throughout the territorial zone of South Africa.
As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred
without knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have
got. The South African Government seems to be playing along with them I am
faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for
the fear of going through the same experience in the future since both
countries have similar political history.
Moreover, the South Africa Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such an
investment for an asylum seeker. As a businessman, whom I have to entrust my
family in his hands, I have to let know that this transaction is risk-free.
I have mapped out 5% of this money of this money for all kind of expenses
incurred in the process of this transaction. I am willing to give you 20% of
the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your country.
Contact me with the above phone number or e-mail address, while I implore
you to maintain absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
Yours faithfully
Alfred Jones (For the Family)
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