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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: "Martins Mazuri" <ma_mazuri4@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ma_mazuri3@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:39:49 +0200
Subject: From:Mr.Martins.
From:Mr MARTINS MAZURI.
CAMBRIDGE STR,
OFF LOIUS BOTHA STR,
JOHANESSBURG,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:+27-73-130-8560.
ATTN:CEO/MD,
You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me since
you do not know me personally, the purpose of my
introduction is that, I am MARTINS MAZURI the first son of
ROBERT MAZURI who was recently murdered in the land dispute
in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online
hence decided to write you,to seek for your co
peration,assistance and understanding. Before the death of
my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the
sum of US$25M (twenty five Million United States Dollars),
in one of the private security companies, as if he foresaw
the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in
a box as germ stones and family antiques to avoid much
demurrage from the security company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farm in
Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President
Mr.Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act reform which
wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks
farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. Infact, a lot of
people were killed because of this land 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 fatherÂ?s money to
foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a
refugee ( asylum seeker) 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 saddle with the
responsibility of seeking for a genuine foreign account
where this money could be lodged/ 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 investing this amount of money in South Africa
for fear of going through the same experience in future
since both countries have similar political history .
Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does
not allow such investments for political refugees. As a
business man, who I have to entrust my future since both my
future and of my family are 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 arrangements and come to
Johannesburg-South Africa, so that you can open a
non-resident account which you will aid us in transferring
the money into any account which you will nominate
overseas.
This money we intended to use for investment. 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 us
for proper profitable investment of the money in your
country either in your area of expertriate or according to
your directives. Whichever the options you want, feel free
to notify me we have also mapped out 5% of this money for
all kinds of expenses we mighty incurred in the process of
this transaction. If you do not prefer partnership I am
willing to give you 15% of the money while the remaining
80% will be for my family's investment in your country.
Contact me with the above E-mail: (ma_mazuri1@hotmail.com
) or Telephone number while I implore you to maintain the
absolute secrecy required in this transaction. Best regards
while hoping in recieving your confirmention soonest for
the
speedy takeoff of this project.
Yours Faithfully,
MARTINS MAZURI
(FOR MY FAMILY).
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