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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: "mitchel kamu" <mitchel_kamu@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:38:25 +0200
Subject: HELLO DEAR (FROM MISS MITCHEL WITH RESPECT)
FROM MITCHEL K. MOYO.
JHB.SOUTHAFRICA.
DEAR,
MY NAME IS MISS MITCHEL K. MOYO, THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF MR JAMES MOYO.OF
ZIMBABWE. IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU WHERE I GOT YUOR CONTACT ADDRESS,
BUT I GOT IT FROM THE JOHNNESBURG CHAMBERS OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, PLEASE
DON'T BE WORRIED.
DURING THE CURRENT CRISES AGAINST THE ZIMBABWE FARMERS BY THE SURPORTERS OF
OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWN FARMS IN OUR COUNTRY,
HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE OWN FARMERS TO SURRENDER THIRE FARMS TO HIS PARTY
MEMBERS AND THIER FOLLOWERS. MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS IN THE
COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SURPORT THE PRESIDENT IDEOOGY, THE
PRESIDENT SURPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM BURNT DOWN EVERY WHERE,
KILLED HIM AND CONFISCATED ALL HIS INVESTMENT.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER'S ,HE HAD TAKEN ME TO JOHANNESBURG TO
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$15.5M(FIFTEEN MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) AS IF HE FORE SAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN ZIMBABWE. THE
MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN ONE STRONG METAL BOX AS GEMSTONE TO AVOID MUCH
DEMURRAGE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY, THIS MONEY HE INTENDING TO USE IN
PURCHASING NEW MATERIALS FOR THE HOUSE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INVESTING IN
OVERSEAS VENTURE. CURRENTLY, MY FAMILY AND I ARE STAYING IN SOUTH AFRICA AS
ASYLUM SEEKER(REFUGEES) BUT OUR PROBLEM IS THAT AS REFUGEES WE DO NOT ENJOY
SOME CERTAIN RIGHT, BECUASE THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE POLICY DOES
NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS TO OWN AN INVESTMENT, NOR TO OPERATE ANY FORM OF
BANK ACCOUNT OR TO INVOLVED IN ANY
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION . IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND.
AS THE ELDEST ONE I DECIDED TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA,AND
AM SADDLY WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEKING A GENUINE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH
THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFER AS SOMEONE WHOM I AM GOING TO ENTRUST OF MY
FUTURE AND THAT MY FAMILY IN HIS HAND, I MUST LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AS I HAVE ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF THE
DEPOSITION OF MY FATHER'S CONSIGNMENT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY, WHICH HE DID
ON MY OWN NAME.IF YOU AGREE TO ASSIST ME, I AM READY TO WORK ALL THE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ON YOUR NAME. I HAVE TO REMIND
YOU THAT I HAVE MAPPED OUT 5% FOR ANY EXPENCESE THAT MAY OCURE DURING THIS
RANSATION,AND 25% FOR YOU THEN,70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND WILL BE
JION AS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU IN ANY INVESTMENT, DEPEND ON YOUR ADVICE.
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
WHEN REPLY TO THIS
LETTER AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON ASPOSIBLE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS .
MISS MITCHEL K. MOYO.
{FOR THE FAMILY}
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