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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: "FRANK TERRY FORD" <frankterry08@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankterry09@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:20:15 +0800
Subject: Dear Respectful One,
FROM MR FRANK TERRY FORD.
South Africa Johannesburg
Email: frankterry07@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Respectful One,
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through
The internet and the choice of your country I wish to
Introduce myself. My name is Mr. Frank Ford, the son of Mr.
Terry Ford of Zimbabwe. During the current crisis 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 You
Can view website to see the kind of brutal and wicked
Government we have in Zimbabwe:
http://www.thefarmer.co.zw/main.htm
http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
My Father was one of the best farmers in the country and
Knowing that he did not support! The President political
Ideology the president supporters invaded my father's farm
And burnt down everything killed him and confiscated all
His investments before this unpleasant incident, my mother
And my farther had already visited South Africa Johannesburg
To deposit the sum of Twenty-five Million US Dollars
(US$25,000,000.00) in a safe diplomatic Security Company
Vault in south Africa Note i have the certificate of deposit in
My custody
After the bloody incident, we all had to escape to South Africa
For the safety of our lives Where we have been living
Since then as political refugee I am seeking for a
Reliable foreigner who can assist us in moving these funds
Out of South Africa for safe banking and profitable investment
Honestly I am telling you all this just because I don't
Want to invest this funds in South Africa due to my status here as
A political refugee and moreover I don't want to take risk
Because this funds is all that I and my mother are
Depending on My father was issued with a certificate
Of deposit when he deposited the funds with the security
Company and I have the document with me.
We are seriously looking for a trusted partner that will
Assist us with the convenient and legal claimant of the
Consignment containing the funds and onward transfer of the
Funds out of South Africa Your help will be appreciated with 25%
Of the total fund while 5% of the total will be set aside
To cover any expenses incurred during this transaction. And
70% will be for my family. We will be happy if you
Will be able to invest our share in your country under your
Supervision. I would appreciate confidentiality and honesty
In our correspondence Your immediate response will be
Highly welcome I hope to hear from you soon. Please include
Your phone and fax number in your response for better
communication God bless you and your family.
Please send your Reply through this Email
Address: frankterry07@yahoo.co.uk
Mr. Frank Terry Ford,
(For the family)
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