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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: "lucy mcknight" <lucymcknight112@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:20:36 +0200
Subject: FROM: MRS LUCY MCKNIGHT (US$32.5 million investment proposal)
PLEASE REPLY TO: lucymcknight112@webmail.co.za
FROM: MRS MCKNIGHT LUCY,
THE WIFE OF LATE CHIEF FREDRICK MCKNIGHT,
FORMER POPULAR BLACK FARMER IN ZIMBABWE.
Dear Friend in Lord.
With due respect, trust and humility I write this Letter to you seeking
your help and assistance though It’s difficult since we have not met before.
I got your contact from the Zimbabwen Information Exchange(ZIE) , I believe
that you are capable and reliable in assisting this my urgent request.
I am Mrs.BUSISIWE LUCY MCKNIGHT, the wife of LATE FREDRICK MCKNIGHT,
the former popular black farmer in Zimbabwe who is also a Famous
politician,in the Zimbabwe political arena. My husband was assasinated by
president Mugabe and his men because he (my husband) refused to agree with
the so called president to take the lands/farms of the whites who contribute
to make the country what it is today. Because of my husbands sincerity he
was constantly briefing the press on what is going wrong in the country and
the autocratic government of Mugabe.
He was assassinated on 23 November 2003 in Harare,in Western province of
Zimbabwe, the planners of the assasination are well know by the masses. My
dear when this incident occurred at about 8.45 in Zimbabwe time, my husband
did not die on the spot rather he was rushed to Harare hospital where he
later died.
Before the death of my husband, he had taken me and our son to South
Africa to deposit the sum of US$32.5 million {Thirty two million five
hunderd thousand dollars} in a security company . And now I and my son is in
South Africa with the money deposited in a security company with the
documents intact. Because of the country existing law, seek for asylum
seekers/refugee , and also due to refugee status we can not operate a bank
account and the fear of the South African government not raising eyebrows
about the money there in South Africa, I decided to write to you seek for
your help for this money to be transferred into
your private bank account as all arrangements for a hitch free transfer have
been fully taken care off. And also due to my present condition here in
South Africa as refugee ,we can not travel out of the country now .
I am having am having sickness (stroke) which make me to be worried to see
that this money is in a safe hand before anything happened to me, it is the
only thing left for the up bringing of my children whom are still young
before my husband left me.
I want to assure you also that this transaction is 100% risk free as no
other person knows this apart from my first son Tema and I. Dear, as
for your rewarding kind assistance I have resolved to give you 20% of the
total amount, while 5% have been mapped out for any expenses that might be
incurred in the course of this transaction. We planned to invest the rest of
the money in your country under your guidance. If you are willing to assist
us try as much as possible to write me so i also inform my son about my
negociations with you.
Dear, bear in mind that our lives and future of my children depend on
this fund and we do hope that this money will be safe, when finally
transferred into your account. I do hope of establishing a rewarding and
good relationship with you and your family after this transaction. Hoping to
hear from you as soon as possible.
Please I would like you to keep this transaction highly confidential and
secret considering my son’s position in South Africa. I have already
brief my son immediately you receive this mail kindly contact him.
This is his phone number +27-732112866,I am waiting to hear from you
soon.
PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO PLEASE REPLY TO: lucymcknight112@webmail.co.za
Thanks for your understanding and God bless you.
Best regards,
MRS.LUCY MCKNIGHT.
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