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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: "James James" <james_1z@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:14:05 +0000
Subject: URGENT REQUEST FROM MRS. MONIKA COLLINS
JOHNNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
FROM:MRS.MONIKA COLLINS
{FROM ZIMBABWE}
Dear Sir/Madam,
You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don't know me
personally, I am Mrs.MONIKA COLLINS, the wife of late Dr. ALFRED COLLINS,
who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your
contact details through net on-line when I was searching for someone to help
me and I decided to write for an assistance.
My late husband was among the few blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in
cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe
for his alleged support and sympathy of the Zimbabwean opposition party
controlled by the whites.
Before his death, he took me and my son EUGENE to Johannesburg to deposit
with a private Security and Finance Company the sum of US$7Million (SEVTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), in my son Eugene’s name as the beneficiary
as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe politics. The money was
deposited with the security company as a family treasure worth the said
amount of US$7million, for security reasons to avoid seizure, and also to
avoid much demurrage from the security company. This money was for the
purchase of new machines for the farm and establishment of a new farm in
Swaziland our neighbor country.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land
reform act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks
vehemently condemned the modus operand adopted by the government that
resulted to rampant killings and mob actin by the war veteran and political
thugs. Precisely more than sixty one (161) people have been killed. Heads of
government from Western World especially Britain and United States of
America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans and actions.
Subsequently, the South African development community (SADC) has
continuously supported Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this
background that I and my family who are currently staying in south Africa
have decided to transfer my husband's money into a more stable economy where
we can all leave and start a new life. Please, if you are willing to help
me, I and my son have agreed to give you 25% while 5%will be for any
expenses incurred in the process of this transaction while 70% will be for
my family’s investment in your Country.
As the only wife to my late husband, I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking for an account where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government who had tactically freezing our family wealth and
South African Government seems to be playing along side with them, for the
simple reason that President Mugabe and his government participated actively
in the past to fight against appatide in South Africa. We have decided not
to invest this amount of 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. More so the South African Foreign Exchange
policy does not allow such investment hence we are asylum seekers.
I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. Therefore if
you accept this proposal, please contact my son EUGENE JAMES COLLINS who is
the beneficiary with the following email address: ujames@sify.com,
ujamescollins@yahoo.com, and please note that this transaction is highly
confidential and shall be kept within you alone, pending the successful
conclusion of the transfer. Have a nice day and GOD bless you we look
forward to your cooperative response.
Best regards,
MRS. MONIKA COLLINS.
{FOR THE FAMILY}
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