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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: "MR. FRANK GOMAH" <frankgomah@webmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:24:40 +0200
Subject: confidential
FROM: FRANK GOMAH
NO 6B RIVONIA ROAD
SANDTON CITY
JOHANNESBURG 2000
SOUTH AFRICA
DIRECTOR/CEO,
Dear Sir,
Kindly accept my apology for sending my email to you. My name is Mr. Frank Gomah, the elder child of Mr. George Gomah of Zimbabwe. Please I want you to trust me and help me out in this my condition
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.
My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the president's political ideology, the president's supporters invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. After the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger sister decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. We took along with us the money my father kept in the safe in my mother's house (US$18m) Eighteen Million United States Dollars to the Republic of South Africa.
The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private security firm based here in Johannesburg. The officials of the firm believe they are helping us in keeping our personal valuables, not realizing that it is money. My self and my mother have decided to contact any reliable overseas firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out of The Republic of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa and cannot open a non-resident account through which this fund will be channelled out to your nominated overseas account.
If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to your country, we will offer you 20% of the total fund, and 5% of the total will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction. 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your supervision. Once i get your response, our family financial adviser will get in touch with and give you the full details of the process of the transfer. Please do include your private contact details.
Best Regards,
Mr Frank Gomah
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