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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: "Mark Ford" <markford@educ.ar>
Reply-To: mark_ford09@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:09:41 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend,
This letter may come as a surprise because we have not met nor had any previous
correspondences but was borne out of my sincere burning desire to establish
a business/mutual relationship with you. I got your contact through my private
search here in London and decided to write you since I felt that this is
the only medium to reach you for l hope I will not regret ever approaching
you because this present world is filled of dishonesty and mistrust.
My name is Mark Ford, the only son of Mr Terry Simpsom Ford who was murdered
by the agents of President Robert Mugabe due to his opposition to the oppressive
and exploitative Land reforms Act. Though, I do not know to what extent
you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Zimbabwe
but i know it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.You
can futher read about the death my late father via:http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,669960,00.html
The pressure from the government forced me and my family out of Zimbabwe
into exile in New Zealand and then down to London,United Kingdom where
we have been living under political asylum for a few years now. Sadly,
my mother died of cancer some months ago and was buried here in London.
Prior to her death, she handed me over a certificate meant for a secret
Deposit, which my father made with a reputable finance and security firm
in Europe.
The deposit, which is worth $16,000.000( Sixteen Million United States Dollars),
was money recovered through the sale of cash crops and farming equipments
to foreign customers before the outbreak of war. He made the deposit in
his name with the hope of relocating his family to the neighboring town
of Tanzania but was murdered when the conflict intensified as a result of
his opposition to the government.
I have contacted the Security firm to confirm the deposit and established
ownership as next of kin. Due to the death of my mother and the continued
hostility in my country, Zimbabwe,I have decided to remain here for now
and solicit for the assistance of an honest and trustworthy person that
will assist me in the business re-investment of the money. I cannot do this
due to my present social status as a refugee here and my total ignorance
of the business world.
You will be given a generous percentage of the money at the end of the
investment. If you are honest, trustworthy, capable of investing this sum
of money, contact me to give you all the details you need to know about
this immediately.
For my safety, you must maintain absolute confidentiality to ensure success.
Please, indicate your personal Tel/Fax numbers when replying this mail.
Best regards,
Mark Ford.
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