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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: "tony dube" <tony_dube2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:35:17 +0000
Subject: urgent
FROM: MR. TONY DUBE
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL: tonydube5000@webmail.co.za
Dear,
PHONE:27 -838879678
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, I am MR. TONY DUBE, the first son of PENIEL DUBE, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
through network online hence decided to write you. DUBE Before the death of
my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
US$18Million (Eighteen Million United States Dollars), in a private security
company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was
deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from Security
Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and the establishment of a new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob
action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact,
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 father's money to a 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, South Africa. As the eldest son of my
father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could
be transferred into for future investment in a stable country. I don't want
to invest this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the
same experience in future since both countries have almost the same
political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does
not allow such investment for an
asylum seeker.
As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and that of my family 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 to come to Johannesburg, South Africa, so that you can open a
non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend 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 me for a proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to
notify me, if you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country. While I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in
this
transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. TONY DUBE. PHONE:27 -838879678
(For the Family)
Confidential!
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