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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 NKOSI PAPU" <nkosipapu@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:25:48 +0200
Subject: TRUSTEE
NO. 8 SANDTON AVENUE
JOHANNESBURG
TEL: +27-73-433-7550
Dear Sir/ Madam
This letter is being written with the best of
intentions especially as it comes as a surprise to
you, since we have never met before. But it is factual
in reality if you only care to know and handle this
truth with utmost confidentiality. My name is NKOSI
PAPU from Zimbabwe and the eldest son of the Late Mr.
Paul Papu Your contact was courtesy of South African
Chamber of Commerce and Industries in my search for a
reliable and reputable person to handle a very
confidential transaction, which involves a transfer of
fund into a foreign account, and I decided to write to
you. The war veterans of the ruling Government of
President Robert Mugabe for their alleged support
murdered my late father among the few black Zimbabwean
rich farmers in cold blood for the Movement of
Democratic Change (MDC), which is against Mugabe’s
rule.
The land problem arose when Mugabe introduced a New
Land Act that wholly affected the rich white farmers
and some blacks vehemently condemned the “Modus
Operadi” adopted by the government. This resulted to
rampart killing and mob action by the war veterans and
thugs. More than 78 people have so far been killed.
Heads of Government from the West, especially Britain
and United States of America have voiced their
condemnation of Mugabe’s Land Act. Subsequently, South
African Development Community (SADC) has continuously
supported Mugabe. It is against this background that
my family and I who are currently in South Africa have
decided to transfer my money out of Africa as we no
longer feel safe anymore and want to transfer this
money to a foreign country where we can establish
ourselves.
Just before my father’s death, he took me to
Johannesburg, South Africa to deposit the sum of
US$25.5M (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with a Security and Finance
Company, as he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was deposited in a box as valuables to
avoid much demurrage from the finance company. This
amount was embarking for the purchase of new farms
machinery and chemicals, as well as the establishment
of some new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking for genuine foreign account
where this money could be transferred into without the
knowledge of my government who are tactically freezing
our family’s wealth and the South African government
seems to be playing along. I am faced with the dilemma
of investing the money here, since both countries have
almost the same history. More so, the South Africa
Foreign Exchange does not allow such investments as I
am seeking for asylum.
As a businessperson whom I have to entrust my future
and that of my family, I must let you know that there
is no risk and the nature of your business does not
necessarily matter. Therefore, should you be able and
willing to help me and my family, we are willing to
offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5%
will be set aside for expenses we may incur while the
rest 70% will be for my family. It is our wish to
invest our money on commercial property based on your
advice and I will also receive assurance that you
would not sit on this money when transferred into your
account.
You are strictly advised to contact me on phone:
+27-73-433-7550.
Best regards,
NKOSI PAPU
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