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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: "Tulani Moyo" <tulanimoyo28@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:54:47 +0200
Subject: Soliciting Business Partner
From: Tulani Moyo. To:Dirctor/CEO/Legitimate business Enclined. Private email:tulanimoyo28@yahoo.com </ym/Compose?To=tulanimoyo28@yahoo.com&YY=48116&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> Dear Sir/Madam CONFIDENTIAL PATNERSHIP IN BUSINESS My name is Mr Tulani Moyo, the elder son of Mr. Eric Moyo of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you, I got your contact address from the South Africa Information Network Online(SAINL)/South Africa Trade Center (SATC). During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers. My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the president`s political ideology, the president`s supporters invaded my father`s farm ,burnt down every!
thing, shot him and as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days.And after his death, My mother and I with my younger Brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South-Africa. BUT, before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL ,which reads "(MY BELOVEED SON ,I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF $15.7 MILLION U.S DOLLARS, WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE 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 "Tulani Moyo" and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code, your mother has all the documents,Take good care of your mother and brother." From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money as much, I w!
ill be very grateful if you can assist us.We are now living in South
-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South-Africa, hence I am asking you to assist us transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment pusposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept for my family and I(ME). Finally ,modalities on how the transfer will be done will be 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 SECRACY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. All the best, Tulani. (FOR THE FAMILY) . Please get back to me via my personal above stated email account.
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