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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: "smith hassan" <smithha_2k@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:11:09 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Smith Hassan
FROM:MR SMITH HASSAN
JOHANESSBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+ 27-73-1584884
E-MAIL:smithhassn112@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, but for the purpose of introduction. I am Mr Smith Hassan the
son of Mr Anselem Smith, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
Zimbabwe.I got your contact from the South Africa Information Exchange
(S.A.I.E) here in johannesburg and I decided to write for assistance.
My late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich famers murdered in
cold blood by the agents of the ruling Government of President Robert Mugabe
for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party
controlled by the whites.
Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposite the sum of
Twenty-one Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$21.9
Million), with the Security and Finance Company,as if he forseen the looming
danger in Zimbabwe.The money was deposited in a box as consignment to the
security company to avoid seizure,and also to avoid much demurrage from the
security company.This money was enmarked for the purchase of new machinery
and chemicals for the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land
Act, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks
vehemently condemned the "Modus Operandi" adopted by the Government,that
resulted to rampant killings and mob actions by the war veteran and some
political thugs.Precisely, more than thirty-one(31) people have been killed.
Heads of Government from the West, especially Britain and United States of
America have voiced their condermnation of Mugabe's plan. Subsequently, the
South Africa Government Community (S.A.G.C) has
continuously supported Mugabe's new land refrom Act.It is aganist this
background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa
have decided to transfer my father's money into a foreign account. As the
eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money could be transfered without the
knowledge of my government who are tactically freezing our family wealth and
the South Africa Government seem to be playing along with them.
I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount in South African for
fear of seizure and encountering the same experience in future snce both
countries have almost the same history. Moreso,the South Africa Foreign
Exchange Policy does not allow such investnment since I am an asylum seeker.
As a businessman who I must entrust my future and that of my family on his
hands,I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk-free.
Therefore,if you accept Us we are willing to offer you 20% Of the total sum
for your assistance,70% will be for my family's investnment in your country
while 10% will be used for all expenses that might be incurred during the
process of the transaction.If this proposal is
acceptable to you, send me a mail with the above address OR call me, but you
should know that this business is highly confidential and shall be kept
within yourself.
Best regards
SMITH HASSAN(for the family).
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