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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: "WALTER MILTY." <walter_1@codehot.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: walter_milty1@codehot.co.uk
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:35:28 +0400
Subject: WALTER MILTY.
Dear,
Please don't be offended or surprised to receive this mail which
is sent without you prior permission since we do
not know each other before now but we will meet soon because of my
situation.
I got your contact through network online hence decided to
write you because of my desperate situation.
I am MADAM Walter milty, the wife of late TATE Ugomo, a farmer in
Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in my country.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act Reform that wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few black farmers alike.
This resulted to the killings and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society during political elections in my country.
In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my husband was one of the victims.
Before the death of my husband, he made a secret but undisclosed
deposit with a security Firm outside Zimbabwe.
He was a leading and successful Government Contractor who was blessed. This was done when he noticed the looming danger in Zimbabwe on land policies.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new Agricultural machineries and chemicals for our Farms establishment in Swaziland.
The consignment [2 sealed trunk boxes] was declared to contain Gem Stones and Family Valuables shipped on diplomatic cover to avoid customs detecting the actual contents. The actual content is 46.5M millions in $100 bills.
It is against this background that all my family members fled
Zimbabwe for fear of our lives.
We are currently taking refuge outside my country where we sought political asylum.
Up till now there is no peace or safety in my country and the family have decided to have the boxes containing the funds moved out to a safer Country by the Security deposit Agency so that the funds can be banked and invested in some profit yielding venture or business.
I must let you know that this transaction is free from risk because I
have all the necessary documents. But we must treat the issue with
relative secrecy and confidentiality in the interest of my family for
other reasons good reasons.
If you accept to assist to invest part of the funds, please contact Kindly inform me to enable me discuss with Our Family Lawyer to reach you of what is to be done to finalize all the arrangements with the security company for the delivery of the consignment to you after reaching a workable agreement with you. He would conclude all arrangements with you to clear the consignment [in which the funds are secretly packed).
He would also explain our desire to sharing of the funds on 70%/30%
Basis and, the subsequent investment to be made in your country with ours share as you may advise.
Regards,
MADAM WALTER MILTY.
For: (the family).
PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE Magazines
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