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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: "richard martins" <richardmartins001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:14:03 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT AND ASSISTANCE
FROM; MR RICHARD MARTINS
JOHANNESBURG .S AFRICA
EMAIL; richardmartins001@hotmail.com
PHONE+27 73 8746 718
INVESTMENT AND ASSISTANCE :
ATTN; .
My name is Richard Martins Maklele, the Only son of Mr. Samuel Martins
Maklele of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address got it from the SOUTH AFRICAN Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) Here
in Pretoria.
During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender Their farms to his
party members and their followers.
My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did
not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s supporters
invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of
the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days.And after his
death, My mother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of
our lives to South-Africa. Before he died, he wrote his 'WILL',
Which reads '(MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF
$18.7 MILLION U.S DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY
IN Pretoria (SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH
ONLY'. you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of SOUTH-AFRICA for investment purpose. I deposited
the money in your name and you can claim it alone with the deposit code.
Your mother has all the documents. Take good care of your mother.’
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist
u.s. are now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the
financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this, I cannot
invest this money in South-Africa, hence I am asking you to assist us
transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purposes. For your
efforts, I am prepared to offer you 15% of the total fund, while 5% will be
set aside for local and international expenses and 80% will be kept for my
family and I.(ME).
Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we establish trust and Confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to
your urgent reply from you.
For detailed information, you can contact me on my phone number (+27 73 8746
718)
NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECTLY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE
HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
Regard
Mr. Richard Martins Maklele.
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