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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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From: "paul rhodes" <paulrhodes100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulrhodes11@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:15:04 +0000
Subject: PAUL RHODES{MR)
FROM PAUL RHODES,
CHIPINGE FARMS, ZIMBABWE
EMAIL:paulrhodes11@yahoo.com
Dear Partner,
Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not
met, permit me however to introduce myself; I am Paul Rhodes, a white
Zimbabwean Farmer, currently in hiding in Zimbabwe. I used to work in
three tobacco farms in Chipinge, and I was also part owner of these
farms which were owned by my late father. I am contacting you as
the need to for me to have a foreign partner in your country has
become necessary due to my plans to relocate to that country so that I can
purchase some land and start farming all over again, as the present
political instability in Zimbabwe, does not encourage financial investment
as the environment is no longer conducive for farming investment and
most of all,security is not guaranteed, just as
reported by international media.
This problem started when the Zimbabwean government under the
leadership of President Robert Mugabe announced a decree on May 31st 2000 to
seize more than 849 white-owned farms. During this period, as reported by
international media and the CNN, more than 6 white farmers(including my
father) were killed; the government is not stopping at
this, as the government has already asked all white-farmers to give up
their farms to black farmers or risk going to prison. So far, more than
1,400 white owned farms have been invaded and confiscated, as well as
claiming the properties of the farmers. Also, about 133 white farmers
arrested for defying the orders to leave their farms under the
controversial land reform program of the government. Having lived in
this country Zimbabwe for years, I have no other country to go to,
therefore, I decided to contact you, for your assistance, so that I can
divert my interest in Zimbabwe to a more stable country as yours.
Also, I must re-iterate the importance of having a citizen of your
country to front for me, since i intend to purchase some land for farming,
I do not know much about your land-ownership laws, I thought it wise to
seek the help of a foreigner to act as proxy for me. For this purpose,
I have put in a security deposit all monies from the sale of
my farming equipment(including tractors etc) and also all financial
profits. All these are a total of US$18.5million.
I will upon receiving your consent prepare every document to enable you
receive this money on my behalf, pending my arrival to meet with you in
your country so that we can both make further arrangements with regards
to the purchase of land. For your assistance to me, you will be
entitled to a commission of 15% of the total sum that you will be
receiving on my behalf for the above purpose. If you are interested and
willing to assist me, you should please forward to me via my
confidential email address:paulrhodes11@yahoo.com,(TAKE NOTE OF THIS
PLEASE!!),
the following information so that I can reach you:
1. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
I am waiting urgently for your response, while also requesting that you
treat this matter in strict privacy.
Cheers and God bless.
I will give you more details when i hear from you. You can click on the
link below to get a better understanding my situation and why i need to
move out my
money:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1068528.stm
Best Regards
PAUL RHODES{MR)
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