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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: "Richard Mantus" <richmantus@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richmantus@hotlinemail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:34:15 +0000
Subject: genue business transaction
RICHARD MANTUS
DAKAR SENEGAL WEST AFRICA
TEL: +221 579 10 84
ATTENTION....
With due respect,trust and humility I write this letter to you seeking your help and assistance though it is difficult since we have not met before.I believe that you are capable and reliable in handling this urgent international transaction of this sort. I am Richard Mantus,the son of Comrade Mantus Ague a Zimbabwean former Minister for Youth & Gender Equality who is also a businessman and politician,in the Zimbabwean political arena. My father was the famous politician who stood firm,against President Mugabe's idea of continuous seizure of White farms and the distribution of it to the blacks without compensation to the owners. Because of my father's stand in this issue,he was killed on the 14th April 2001 by a planned motor accident along Mashonaland in Western Mashona province of Zimbabwe,the planners of the accident are said to be dissidents soldiers suspected to have the backing of the government and President Mugabe. Sir, when this accident occurred at about 10:15 am Zimbabwe
an time my father did not die on the spot rather he was rushed to Harare hospital by some members of the opposition group. Sensing that if my father dies we shall be the next target, my mother managed under special arrangements by some UDM members(the opposition group) managed to sneak us out of Zimbabwe to Dakar Senegal where we are to seek asylum. It was at this stage that my mother confided in me that my father, before he died,had released certain documents to her. One of these documents is the main reason i am writing this letter to you, and it concerns a deposit of one diplomatic Trunk my father concealed with one of the private security company here in Dakar containing US$4.5M (four million,five hundred united states dollars) declared as family valuables, and other vital documents which was meant for his political campaign in the past election march 2002. We are now we are in Dakar senegal now.with the original documents of deposit intact, and because of the existing
law,which prevents asylum seekers refugee like us to operate an account that exceeds US$1000.00 and at the same time, there is no way we can comfortably transfer this money abroad for safe keeping and investment without assistance from someone overseas, I decided to write to you seeking for your help for this money to be transferred into your private bank account as all arrangements has been made for a hitch free transfer have been fully taken care of. I want to assure you also that this transaction is 100% risk free as no other person know this trunk apart from my younger sister,me and my mother .... Sir, as for your reward kindly assistance us we have resolved to give you 30% of the total amount, 10% will be set aside for any expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction. We planned to invest the rest of the money in your country under your guidance.If you are willing to help us, try as much as possible to reach me with the above number for more briefingC and also, to enable us procee d in earnest towards concluding the transfer. However you will be kind enough to give me your private number,I will be glad to call you.Sir, bear in mind that our lives depend on this fund and we do hope that this money will be safe when finally transferred into your account.I do hope to establish a rewarding and good relationship with you and your family after this transaction. i am not trying to disive you.Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible. Thanks for your co-operation and God bless you.
Best regards,
Richard Mantus
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