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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: "micheal thambo" <michealthambo054@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:16:21 +0200
Subject: FROM THAMBO'S FAMILY
FROM: Micheal Thambo
TEL: +27-83 97 79 668
Dear Sir,
You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you don't know me
personally. I am Micheal Thambo the son of Dr David Thambo,who was recently
murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact from a friend working in the South African Internate High
Commission Department but i did not disclose my reason of searching for a
reliable foreign partner to him, who can handle a very confidential
transaction which involves a transfer of fund to a foreign account,
However my late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers
murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of president
Robert Mugabe, for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean
opposition party controlled by the white minority.Before his death he had
taken to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$ 17.5 Million
(Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a
Security and Finance Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe.
The money was lodged as a diplomatic luggage that contains firm materials
and valuables to avoid much dumurrage from the Security Company. This money
was embarked for the purchase of new machinery and Chemical for farms and
the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.Before this land
problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act that
wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks who vehemently
condemned the "modus operandi" adopted by the government.Heads of
Governments from the west, especially Britain and United States of America
have voiced their condemnation of Mugabe's plan.
Subsequently, South AfricanDevelopment Community(S.A.D.C) have continously
supported Mugabe's new land act,it is against this background that I and my
family who are currently residing in South Africa as refugees have decided
to transfer my Father's money into a foreign account.
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 the knowledge of my government who are tactically freezing our
family wealth and South Africa's government seems to be playing along with
them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this money in South Africa
for fear of encountering the same experience in future since both countries
have almost the same political history.More so, the South African Foreign
Exchange policy does not allow such investment hence I am seeking for an
"asylum".
I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature
of your business does not necessarily matter.For your assistance,we are
offering you 25% of the total sum,70% for me and my family while 5% will be
set assid for reambursement of any expenses we may incure during the
process of this transaction.We wish to invest our money on commercial
property based on your advice.
Finally,If this proposal is acceptable by you, please confirm your
interest through email.
Best Regards.
Micheal Thambo
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