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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: "carson mcdowell" <carsonmcdowell01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:04:23 +0000
Subject: YOUR CONSENT NEEDED
FROM:CARSON MCDOWELL
ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS = carsonmcdowell@webmail.co.za
You may be surprised to receive this massage from me since you don't know me
in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am CARSON MCDOWELL, the
son of late ENGR.JAMES E.MCDOWELL who was murdered in a land dispute in
Zimbabwe.
Your contact was given to me at the INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXCHANGE here in
Johannesburg as reliable and trustworthy to deal with then I decided to
write to you. My father was among the few white Zimbabwean rich farmers
murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president
ROBERT MUGABE from his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwean
opposition party.Before the death of my father, he took me to South Africa
to deposit the sum of Twenty-five Million United states Dollars (US$25M)
with a Security Company, as if he knew the looming danger of Zimbabwe.
The money was deposited under a false declaration as a precious stone to
avoid much demurrage from the Security Firm. This money was earmarked for
the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the
establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
This land problem arose when President R. Mugabe introduced a new land
Act.Which wholly affect the white rich farmers and some few blacks
vehemently condemned the "MODUS OPERANDI" adopted by the government.
This resulted to rampant killing and mob actions. I and my family who are
currently staying in South Africa as a refugee have decided to transfer this
money to a foreign country where we can invest it. I am faced with the
dilemma of investing this money in South Africa for fear of encountering the
same experience in future since both countries have
the same political history.
Moreover I am avoiding political crisis and down slope of economy of African
countries at large. I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free
and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter.
So if you are willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you
15% of the total money,40% will be for a joint business venture in your
present business or in the alternative negotiation on any other type of
business as you may deem fit to recommend. Another 40% will be for me and my
family,which we shall also invest in your country and the remaining 5% will
be mapped for all expenses we may incur during the transaction.
Note, we intend to keep our presence here in South Africa as secret as
possible. We have kept on a very low profile for several months we have been
here, but we will like to have it so because of the danger any knowledge of
our identities might expose us to. You are therefore requested to treat
every information we reveal here as classified,even if you are unable to
render the needed assistance. We therefore emphasize a strong need for
secrecy and confidentiality here.We would be in a position to provide you
with needed details
immediately we receive a positive reply of willingness to assist Contact the
undersigned on phone transcribe above for a discussion on possible meeting
between us.
Thanking you in advance as we look forward to growing with you,please treat
as urgent and reply immediately.
Get back to me through my alternate email address...:
carsonmcdowell@webmail.co.za
Best Regards,
CARSON MCDOWELL
MORE HINT:
You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this
situation on the following TWO sites:
1)http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
2)http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html
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