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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: "Mr. Hope Sithole" <hopesithole8@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:21:28 +0200
Subject: Very Urgent (Reply)
From: Mr. Hope Sithole.
Private email:hope-sithole1@Tsamail.co.za
Dear Sir,
My name is Mr. Hope Sithole, the elder son of Mr. Eric Sithole of Zimbabwe.
It might be a surprise to you, I got your contact address from the South
Africa Information Network Online(SAINL)/South Africa Trade Center (SATC).
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 with my younger
Brother decided to move out
of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South-Africa.
BUT, before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL ,which reads "(MY BELOVEED SON ,I WISH
TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF $15.7 MILLION U.S DOLLARS, WHICH I
DEPOSITED IN A BOX
WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG (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 "Hope Sithole" and it can be claimed by
you alone with the deposit code, your mother has all the documents,Take good
care of your mother and brother." 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 us.We 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 pusposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 10% of the
total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses
and 85% 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.
FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
All the best,
Mr.Hope. (FOR THE FAMILY) .
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