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Fraud email example:
From: smith savimbi <smithsavimbi10@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:27:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE.
TEL/FAX:+27-83-994-6421,
Email :smithsavimbi10@yahoo.co.in
URGENT TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE.
Dearest one,
WITH DEU RESPECT,TRUST AND HUMANITY,I WRITE TO YOU IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME,BUT PLEASE DO CONSIDER THIS LETTER AS A REQUEST FROM A WIDOW AND FAMILY IN DIRE NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. I AM Mrs.MONICA SANKO,THE WIDOW OF LATE Mr.REMOND SANKO,THE RENOWNED ZIMBABWE WINED AND CATTLE RANCH FARMAR AND OWNER OF REMONDS FARMS IN ZIMBABWE.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT AT THE COURTESY OF A BUSINESS JOURNAL FROM THE SOUTH AFRICA INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN MY EARNEST SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY WHO WILL HELP MY FAMILY IN THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
DURING THE WAR WAGED AGAINST THE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTERS AND COHORTS OF PRESIDENT ROGERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE/BLACK OWNED FARMS IN OUR COUNTRY ,MY LATE HUSBAND BELONGED TO ONE OF THE CLASSES OF FARMERS TARGETED BY THE ZANU- PF ARMED GROUP,BECAUSE HE DID NOT SUPPORT THEIR IDEAS AND POLICIES.IN THE COUSE OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE COUNTRY,THE ZANU – PF ARMED GROUP ATTACTED AND INVADED MY HUSBANDS FARMS,BURNING,DESTROYING AND EVENTUALLY KILLING HIM.
AFTER MY HUSBANDS DEATH LAST YEAR,I MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE BOUNDARIES OF ZIMBABWE INTO NEIGHBOURING SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY TWO SONS BECAUSE OUR LIVES WERE THREATENED AND ZIMBABWE WAS NO LONGER SAFE FOR US. WE ESCAPED INTO SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY HUSBANDS LIFETIME FORTUNE OF US$ 20 MILLION (Twenty Million United States Dollars) CASH, IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS OF PROPERTY TITLE AND OTHER VALUABLES WHICH WERE CONCEALED AND SECURED IN TWO TREASURE BOXES,AND TRANSPORTED TO JOHANNESBURG THROUGH DIPPLOMATIC MEANS,THE CONSIGNMENT BOX TREASURY SAFELY LOGED AND SECURED INTO THE VAULTS OF A REPUTABLE SECURITY AND FINAICE COMPANY HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
PRESENTLY, I AM TEMPORARILY WITH MY TWO SONS IN JOHANNESBURG AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS. AT THE MOMENT, I AM IN DILEMMA ON HOW TO MOVE THIS MONEY SAFELY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT OVERSEAS, BECAUSE SOUTH AFRICA’S GOVERNMENT’S STRINGENT MONETARY POLICIES REGULATIONS,MORE SO OWING TO THE SENSITIVE AND VOLATILE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE JEOPARDISE OUR CHANCES.
IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR PERSONAL EXECUTIVE POWERS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ABOUND IN YOUR COUNTRY, I SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MOVING MY FAMILY’S MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING OUR FUTURE ARRIVAL FOR INVESTMENTS. THE FAMILY HAS MUTUALLY AGREED TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 20% OF THE MONEY FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.
I HAVE IN MIND TO ESTABLISH A GOOD BUSINESS AND FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU IN THE NEAREST FUTURE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ASSIST US. PLEASE,LET ME RECEIVE YOUR APPROVAL OR REPLY THROUGH MY SON BY TEL/FAX,EMAIL, Mr.Smith S. Sanko TEL/FAX +27-83-994-6421,
EMAIL.smithsavimbi10@yahoo.co.in
AWATHING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
BEST REGARDS,
MONICA SANKO(MRS)
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