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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: "Mr. PAUL FREEMAN" <paul_free_2005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 04:08:04 -0800
Subject: PARTNERSHIP
Good day,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally. The purpose of my introduction is that I am Paul Freeman, the
first son of Thomas Freeman one of the most popular black farmers in
Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in my country. I got your
contact through network online hence decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of USD$9.5 million (Nine million, Five Hundred thousand United
States dollars), in one of the private security and finance company, as he
foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe this funds was deposited in a box as
gem stones to avoid much demurrage from the security and finance company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
Farms and establishment of new farms in swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and
some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of
people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my father was
one of the victims.
It is against this background that, I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear
of our lives and are currently staying in the Netherlands where we are
seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to transfer my fathers
money to a more reliable foreign account. since the law of Netherlands
prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be
involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of
Netherlands, As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where these funds could
be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything we have got. The South African government seems to be playing
along with them.
I am faced with the dilemma of moving these funds out of South Africa for
fear of going through the same experience in future, both countries have
similar political history. As a businessman,I am seeking for a partner who I
have to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you
know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my
family, all I want you to do for me, is to make an arrangements with the
security and finance company to clear the consignment(funds) from their
affiliate office here in the Netherlands as i have already given directives
for the consignment to be brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.But
before then all modalities will have to be put in place like change of
ownership to the consignment and more importantly this money I intend to use
for investment.
I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the funds for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the funds in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to
notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses
incurred in the process of this transaction.If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining
75% will be for my investment in your country. Contact me with this E-mail
address: paul_free_2005@yahoo.com. all correspondence should go this my private
email, while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required
in this transaction.
Note:your prompt response will be appreciated.
Thanks, GOD BLESS
Yours Faithfully,
Paul Freeman
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