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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: "MUGABE J." <janetmugabe3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: janmugabe@jmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:23:10 +0000
Subject: TRUSTING YOU...
DEAR SIR,
I AM MISS JANET MUGABE 25YRS,THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
OF ZIMBABWE, PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF
TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($12,000,000.00}, AND THE TOP LIST OF MY
PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY.
"REASON IS THAT MY FATHER,AS THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE, SINCE THE LAST FOUR
YEAR HAS MADE AN UNFAVOURABLE POLICIES REGARDING THE BRITISH FARMERS
RESIDENCED IN ZIMBABWE AND THIS HAS MADE HIS GOVERNMENT AND HIS CABINET A
BAD ONE TO THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES AS
WELL.MY VIEWS AND ADVISE TO HIM ABOUT HIS POLICIES IN THE COUNTRY, HAS MADE
US FAIL APART AND HE HAS DECIDED TO PUT ME AND MY MOTHER IN A HOUSE ARREST
UNDER STIFF SECURITY,FOR SOME MONTHS NOW
I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE
OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE.
I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND URGENT REPONSE. I HAVE RESIGNED MY APPOINTMENT IN
THE STATE MINISTRY BECAUSE OF INVESTIMENT AND HIS THREAT ON ME.JUST BECAUSE
I AND MY MOTHER ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF HIS POSTION AS THE PRESIDENT OF
ZIMBABWE TO MAKE UNFAVOURABLE POLICIES TO THE WHITE BRITISH FARMERS WHO
COLONISED ZIMBABWE. THIS HAS MADE THE BRISTISH GOVERNMENT HEADED MY TONY
BLAIR TO IMPOSE SANCTION ON IN THE COUNTRY ZIMBABWE.PLEASE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED AND GENUINELY WANT TO ASSIST ME INVEST THIS FUNDS($12M),
SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING FOR CONTACTS
1.YOUR FULL NAMES
2.YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.
3.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
AS SOON AS I GET THESE I WILL THEN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION
AND POSITION AS MY REPRESENTATIVES.
I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL.
REGARDS,
MISS JANET MUGABE
THE $12M IS OUT OF ZIMBABWE AND PRESENTLY DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY
VAULT. DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THIS MAIL
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