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Fraud email example:
From: "Raymond Zuma" <raymondzuma3@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:20:34 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANC FOUND TRANSFER (A CRY FOR HELP)
FROM THE DESK OF
MR.RAYMOND ZUMA
NO 101 ALEXZANDRA STREET
JOHAENNSBURG SOUTH
AFRICA.
TELE;27-73-307-2272.
Dear Sir/Madam
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
-----------------------
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM ME
SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY,THE PURPOSE OF MY
INTRODUCTION IS THAT I AM RAYMOND ZUMA THE FIRST SON
OF MR. JAMES ZUMA WHO WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN A
LANDDISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE.I WAS FURNISHED WHITH VIABLE
INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND IN SUPPORT WITH THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE OF THE SAME SOUTH AFRICA (JHB) HENCE I
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE HAD TAKEN ME TO
JOHANNESBURG TO DEPOSIT THE SUM OF (US$26 MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN ONE OF THE SECURITY
COMPANIES,AS IF HE FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN
ZIMBABWE.THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN A BOX AS GEM STONE
TO AVOID MUCH DEMURRAGE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
THIS MONEY WAS FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES FOR
THE FARMS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FARM IN
SWITZERLAND.
THIS LAND PROBLEM CAME WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE
MR. ROBERT MUGABE INTRODUCED A NEW LAND ACT, WHICH
WHOLLY AFFECTED THE RICH WHITE FARMERS AND SOME FEW
BLACK FARMERS. THIS RESULTED IN THE KILLING AND MOB
ACTIONS BY THE ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS AND A SOME
LUNATICS IN THE SOCIETY.IN FACT, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS LAND REFORM ACT OF WHICH
MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT MY FAMILY AND I
CURRENTLY STAYING IN SOUTH AFRICA DECIDED TO TRANSFER
THIS MONEY TO A FOREING ACCOUNT SINCE THE LAW OF
SOUTH AFRICA PROHIBITS A REFUGEE (ASSYLUM SEEKER)
TO OPEN ANY BANK ACCOUNT OR TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIAL ZONE
OF SOUTH AFRICA.AS THE ELDEST SON,I AM SADDLED WITH
THE RESPONSBILITY OF SEEKING A GENIUNE FOREIGN ACCOUNT
INTO WHICH THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED WITHOUT
THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT WHO ARE BENT ON TAKING
EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOT, AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN
GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO BE PLAYING ALONG WITH THEM .I AM
FACED WITH THE DILEMA OF INVETING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY
IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR FEAR OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME
POLITICAL HISTORY. MOREOVER, THE SOUTH AFRICAN
FOREIGN EXCHANGE POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW INVESTMENT
AS AN ASSYLUM SEEKER.
AS A BUSINESS SOMEONE, WHO I HAVE TO ENTRUST MY FUTURE
AND THAT OF MY FAMILY IN HIS HANDS,I MUST LET YOU
KNOW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE. IF YOU ACCEPT
TO ASSIST ME AND MY FAMILY, ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO
CONTACT ME IN THIS MAIL ADDRESS IN OTHER TO INFORM YOU
MORE DETAIL ABAUT HOW I WANT THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFER
AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHO I AM DEALING WITH.
ACTUALY I WILL HAPPY IF YOU CAN COME DOWN HERE IN
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA, SO THAT YOU CAN OPEN A
NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNT WHICH WILL AID US IN TRANSFERING
THE MONEY INTO ANY ACCOUNT YOU WILL NOMINATE
OVERSEAS.BUT NOT NOW BECAUSE I WILL LIKELY TO SEE
SOMETHING THAT CAN CONVICE ME THAT YOU ARE CAPEBLE IN
THIS TRANSACTION,DUE TO THIS MONEY I INTEND TO USE FOR
INVESTMENT.
I HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU,FIRSTLY YOU CAN CHOOSE TO
HAVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY FOR NOMINATING
YOUR ACCOUNMT FOR THIS TRANSACTION,OR GO INTO
PARTNERSHIP WITH ME.I HAVE MAPPED OUT 5% OF THIS MONEY
FOR EXPENSES AND 20% OF THE MONEY FOR YOU,SO THAT 75%
WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY INVESTMENT. ALSO GIVE ME A CALL
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL ORYOU WRITE TO ME THROUGH THIS MY MY
E-MAIL ADDRESS(raymondzuma3@hotmail.com ).THANKS WAITING TO
HERE FROM YOU SOON.
BEST REGARD,
MR.RAYMOND ZUMA
FOR THE FAMILY.
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