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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: "Andrew Ford" <a_fordxxx@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:34:57 +0000
Subject: An Important Letter.
Andrew Ford,
London, UK.
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through the internet and
the choice of your country. I wish to introduce myself. My name is Andrew
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.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 father
and Kelvin had already visited Cotunu in African Republic of Benin to
deposit the sum of Fifteen Million US Dollars (US$15,000,000.00) in a safe
diplomatic Security Company vault in Cotunu. Note i have the certificate of
deposit in my custody.
After the bloody incident, we all had to escape to London 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 this funds out
for safe banking and profitable investment. Honestly I am telling you all
this just because I don't want to invest this funds in Cotunu and I don’t
want to take any 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 claim of the consignment containing the funds and
onward transfer of the funds out of Cotunu. 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 bettern
communication.
God bless you and your family.
Andrew Ford,
For the family.
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