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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: "NKUMO Mike," <nkumomike@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nkumomike1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:29:47 -0700
Subject: PLS HELP
Dearest Friend, you may be surprised to received this letter from me since you dont know me personally. a im NKUMO BIKO MIkeL, the firstson of Mr.NKUMO NDEBELE, who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe(19 Jan 2001) I got your contact through network online hence I decided to write to you.Before the death of my father .(MR.NKUMO NDEBELE) he had take me to KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA to deposit the sum of USS5.5 Million (Five Million five hundread thousand United States Dollars),in one of the private security companies. as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposit in a box as PRIVATE VALUABLES to avoid much demurrage from the Seccurity Company.This amount was meant for purchase of new machines and chemicals for the fams and establishment of a new farm in Zimbabwe. This land problem came when Zembabwe President MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new lsnd act reform,which saw acres of land taken from whites and some opposition blacks, it wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few.This result to killing and mob action by Zembabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. in fact, a lot of people were killed because of the land reformed act for which my father was one of the victims. it is against this background that,I and my sister decided to relocate to MALAYSIA as political asylum seekers, having realized that cannot invest this money in MALAYSIA due to our asylum status,we decide to tranfers the money to your country for investment,using your utmost co-operation as a steping stone,since the MALAYSIA immigratoin law prohibits refugees to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transactoin thoughout the territorial Zones of MALAYSIA as the first son of my father,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking gunuine forign account where this money could be tranferred into without knowledge of my govermemt who are bent on taking everything belonging to my father,since they have frozen all my father's bank account in my country.all i seek for,is an honest businessman, whom I can entrust my future and that my fa! mily,I must also let you know that this transaction is 100%risk free. if you accept to assist me and my family all I want from you is for you to make arrangements and come to KUALA LUMPUR,MALAYSIA, so that you can help me tou open a non-resident account in your name which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas this money I intend to for investment in your country. I have two options firtsly you can choosen to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction,or you can go into parnership with me for proper profitable investment of the monry in your country.whichever the option you want,feel free to notify me.I have aldo mapped out 5%of this money for all kinds of expenses we might incur in the process of this transaction. if you do not prefer a partnership I amwilling to give you 25% of this money while the remaining 70% will remain for me and my family. If you are really capable and willing to assist me please contact me immidiately , Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible,I am in desperate need to leave this country soonest. please its important you treat this transaction very confidencial. Regards, NKUMO Mike, --
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