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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: "Vincent Murerwa" <vinmu2@galmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vinmu1@galmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:53:14 +0200
Subject: WHY I WRITE YOU
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
TO:CEO.
FROM.MR.VINCENT MURERWA.
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Dear sir/madam,
Goodday! You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don't know me personally but please consider this letter as a request from a family in dire need of your assistance.I am MR.VINCENT MURERWA the only son of MR.SAMUEL MURERWA who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.I got your contact through the internet in a search for a reliable and trustworthy individual/company to work with in this transaction.
My late father held a lot of good positions under the President Robert Mugabe regime before joining the MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (M.D.C) in Zimbabwe and the party that presently opposed to the ZANU-PF party of the incumbent President Robert Mugabe.He was as well opportune to be among the few black Zimbabwe rich farmers before his death.He was actually poisoned by the agents of ruling govrnment of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwe Opposition party controlled by the whites minority. Before his death,he has taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of TWENTY MILLION,ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$20.1M) with a security and finance company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
The money was deposited in a box as a consignment to the security company to avoid seizure and also to avoid much demurrage from the security company.The money is earmarked for the purchase of new machineries, chemicals and farming equipment in Lesotho and Swaziland.
According to the "WILL" he wrote earlier,that is before the revolution,he stated that if anything should happen to him in this Mugabe chaos.He drew my attention and my mother to this sum US$20.1M which he deposited in a safe box of a private security company here in South Africa.
Infact my Father said in his WILL and I quote:
"MY BELOVED SON,I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF US$20.1M WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A METAL BOX WITH PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH OR ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCE.ONLY,YOU SHOULD PLEASE SOLICIT FOR AN HONEST AND GOD FEARING ESTABLISHED FOREIGN PERSONNEL OR BUSINESS EXECUTIVE TO ASSIST YOU TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT FROM SOUTH AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR TWO LITTLE SISTERS.I DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.IT CAN ONLY BE CLAIMED BY YOU MY ONLY SON ALONE WITH THE DEPOSIT SECRET CODE.YOU WILL FIND ALL THE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSITS INSIDE MY PRIVATE CUPBOARD.TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR LITTLE SISTERS AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL."
From the above,you will definitely understand that the future of my family depends on this money. Therefore,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking an overseas account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who had actually frozen our family wealth and the South Africa government seems to be playing along side with them.We have decided not to invest this money in South Africa for the fear of seizure and encountering the same experience in future since both countries have almost the same political history.Moreso,we are now temporarily in South Africa as Asylum seekers.Besides the financial laws of (section15 and 36) of South African code does not permit asylum seekers certain financial rights to such huge amount of money.
From all indications,I should entrust my future and that of my family on your hands.I should let you know that this transaction is risk free because my lawyer and senior bank director of a prime local commercial bank here in Johannesburg has orchestrated this transaction so carefully that there will be no risk involvement.Therefore,if you accept to assist my family we are willing to allocate 30% to you and 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the transaction.And we can as well go into partnership with you.
Please reply immediately to facilitate immediate action toward the transaction.You should reply with the above Tel/Fax numbers and email address.
Remember this business is highly confidential and should be kept within you alone.
I am looking forward to hear from you soonest.
Best regards,
MR.VINCENT MURERWA
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