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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: saskohkk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:28:35 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM MRS KATE SANKOH.
TEL:-27-73-229-3399
EMAIL:sankoh_2002@yahoo.ca
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since
you dont know me personally. I am MRS KATE SANKOH,
the wife of MR MARTIN SANKOH,with my son DANIEL ,
who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact address from the South African Chamber
of Commerce here in Johannesburg, hence decided to write to
you. Before the death of my husband ,he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit to deposit the sum of (USD$27.5
Million Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
United StatesDollars ) on one of the private Security
Companies, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was deposited in a box as gemstones to avoid
demurrage from the Security Company. This amount was meant
for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and establishment of new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean (President MR ROBERT
MUGABE) introduce a new Land Act Reform, which wholly
affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers.
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
reform act for which my husband was one of the victims .It
is against this background that my family and I who are
currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my
husbands money to a foreign country since the law
of South Africa prohibits refugees to open any bank account
or to be involved in any Financial transaction throughout
the territorial zones of SOUTH Africa.
As the only wife of my husband , I am settled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where
this money could be transferred into without the knowledge
of my Government who were bent on taking everything my
husband owned. I must also let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free and if you accept to assist
my family and (me all I want from you is for you to make
arrangements to come to Johannesburg, South Africa) so that
you can help me open a non-resident account in your name
which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate in your country.
I have decided to offer you 25% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% of this money has been set aside for any
kind of expenses we might incur in the process of this
transaction while 70% will be for my investment in your
country. I f you are really capable to assist me kindly
contact me immediately on the above email address..
Finally, please treat this matter as urgent and
confidential. I am in dire need to leave this country
soonest. Thanks for your mutual co-operation. I except your
soonest response.
I also require you make available to me your confidential telephone
and fax numbers to enable me communicate with you easily.
Kind regards
MRS KATE SANKOH.
N:B. Please kindly send your reply to any of my private
email address: (sankoh_2002@yahoo.ca)
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