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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: "anthony hamed_" <anthonyhamed_@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:56:08 +0200
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM: ANTHONY HAMED.
TELL:27 7377 58865
To. Director.c.e.o,
PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you do not know
personally. I am ANTHONY HAMED, the first son of MR. ALLAM HAMED who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
through network online hence I decided to write to you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$28.5 Million (Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in one of the private security company, as if he
foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as
gem stones to avoid much demurrage fro the Security Company. This amount was
meant to purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and
establishment of new in Swaziland.
The land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduce
a New Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some
blacks 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 reformed Act for which my father was one
of the victim.
It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank
account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the
territorial zone of South Africa. 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 into without the knowledge of the government
that bent on taking everything. All I seek is an honest businessman, whom I
have to entrust my future and that of my family in this his hands. If you
accept to help me and my family all I want you to do me is to make
arrangements and come to Johannesburg South Africa, so that you can open a
non-resident account in your name which will aid us in transferring the
money into any account will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use
for investment growth in your country.
I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to
notify me, I have also mapped out 10% 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 70%
will remain for the family and me. If you are really capable and willing to
assist me please contact me immediately with the above telephone or fax with
which I have sent you this message. Finally, please treat this matter as
possible, I am in dire need to leave this country soonest
Thanks for your co-operation. I expect your soonest response.
Kind regards,
Please Coll Me at 000+27 7377-58865
MR. ANTHONY HAMED
(On behalf of the family)
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