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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: "paul zuma" <paul_zuma2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:55:10 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR FAMILY ASSISTANCE...
FROM: MR. PAUL ZUMA
EL: +27 27 467 0884
ATTENTION: DIRECTOR / CEO
I GUESS THE SURPRISE THIS LETTER MAY BE TO YOU HENCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME IN
PERSON. BUT CONSIDER THIS AS AREQUEST FROM A FAMILY IN DIRE DISTRESS AND
NEED OFYOUR ASSISTANCE. FOR PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTION, I AM MR.PAUL ZUMA, SON
OF DR.DAVID ZUMA,WHO WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN COLD-BLOOD, OVER THE RECENT
LAND RE-ACQUSITION POLICY IN ZIMBABWE. I RECEIVED YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE
SOUTH FRICAN INFORMATION EXCHANGE(S.A.I.E) HERE IN JHANNESBURG AND DECIDED
TO CONTACT YOU FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE AND HELP.
MY LATE FATHER WAS AMONGST THE FEW BLACK ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS MURDERED RULING
ZANU-PF GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE, FOR
HIS SUPPORT OF THE ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITIONPARTY. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE
TRAVELLED TO SOUTH AFRICA,AND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF U.S$25.7MILLION(TWENTY
FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)IN MY NAME WITH A SECURITY COMPANY, BUT AS A VAULABLE CONSINGMENT IN
A BOX TO AVOID MUCH SERVICE CHARGES FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER,THIS FUND WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY PRESIDENT ROBERT
MUGABE,FOR AN ALLEDGEDINVESTMENTS PURPOSES. BUT WHEN MUGABE(PRESIDENT)
ADOPTED A NEW LAND POLICY WHICH AFFECTED FEW RICH FARMERS(WHITES AND BLACKS
ALIKE),HIS POLICY WAS VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNED. EFFECTS OF THE ABOVE WAS
SENSELESS KILLINGS AND MOB ACTIONS AGAINST GROUP OF VETERANS AND SOME
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS.
IN THE RECENT TIME, THERE HAS BEEN MOUNTING OPPOSITION FROM VARIOUS HEADS OF
GOVERNMENTS CONDEMNING PRESIDENT MUGABE'S PLAN,YET THE SOUTH AFRICA
GOVERNMENT HAS CONTINOUSLY SUPPORTED THE NEW LAND REFORM AND REDISTRIBUTION
ACT. IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT MY FAMILY AND I, CURRENTLY RESIDING
IN SOUTH AFRICA AS REFUGEES HAVE DECIDED TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT FOR SAFETY. AND AS THE ACCOUNT WAS IN MY NAME, I AM SADDLED WITH THE
TASK OF SOLICITING FOR A GENUINE PARTNER/AN INVESTOR ! WHERE THIS MONEY
COULD BE TRANSFERED EITHER TO A COMPANY'S OR PERSONAL ACCOUNT(S) WITHOUT THE
KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT.
MOREOVER, THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY POLICY DOES NOT
PERMIT SUCH INVESTMENTS FOR AN ASYLUM STATUS HOLDER. IT IS BASED ON THIS I
HAVE CONTACTED YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I AM ALSO VERY WILLING TO ENTRUST
THE FUTURE OF MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN YOUR HANDS, OF WHICH I AM READY TO WELCOME
ANY REASONABLE CONDITION FOR YOUR SERVICES. THOUGH I HAVE TENTATIVELY
CONCLUDED TO OFFER YOU 25%,AND 5% TO DEFRAY ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE FROM
BOTH PARTIES,WHILE 70% IS SET ASIDE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY
OR ANY OTHER PLACE YOU MAY SUGGEST.
PLEASE, I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE OR CONTACT ME ON THE
TELEPHONE ABOVE, SO THAT OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION AND ARRANGEMENTS
TOWARDS THIS TRANSACTION COULD COMMENCE AS SOON AS TRUST IS ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN US. I SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ABIDE BY THE CONFIDENTIAL! ITY
REQUIRED OF THIS TRANSACTION.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION.
YOURS TRULY,
PAUL ZUMA
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