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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: JOHNSON NDIOVU <j_ndiovu@virgilio.it>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:25:23 -0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.
TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE.
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS JOHNSON NDIOVU, THE ELDEST SON OF MR.AKUGA NDIOVU OF
ZIMBABWE IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU, WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS, I GOT IT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRIES.
DURING THE CURRENT CRISIS AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE
SUPPORTERS OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNED
FARMERS IN OUR COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL 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 POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT'S
SUPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM AND BURNT DOWN EVERYTHING, SHOT
HIM AND AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED,HE BECAME SICK AND DIED
AFTER TWO DAYS. AFTER HIS DEATH, MY MOTHER AND I TOGETHER WITH MY
YOUNGER BROTHER DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR
LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE I LATER MOVE TO EUROPE.
BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE WROTE A WILL, WHICH READS. MY BELOVED
SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (US$15.5 MILLION
DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A COURIER COMPANY IN EUROPE IN CASE I
WANT TO INVEST THE MONEY, HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A COURIER COMPANY
WITH MY NAME (JOHNSON NDIOVU) AND IT CAN BE CLAIM BY ME ALONE WITH THE
DEPOSIT CODE, ALL THE DOCUMENT COVERING THIS MONEY IS WITH ME. I WANT
TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY MOTHER AND BROTHER.
FROM THE ABOVE REASONS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIVES OF MY
FAMILY DEPEND ON THIS MONEY. AS SUCH, I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU
CAN ASSIST US, I AM NOW LIVING IN EUROPE AS POLITICAL ASYLUM AND THE
FINANCIAL LAWS OF EUROPIANS DO NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS CERTAIN
FINANCIAL RIGHTS TO SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
IN VIEW OF THIS, I CANNOT INVEST THIS MONEY ALL ALONE HENCE I AM
SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF COURIER
COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. FOR YOUR EFFORTS, I AM PREPARED TO
OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS, 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE
INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, 60% FOR THE INVESTMENT OF
ANY BUSINESS YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT, WHILE 20% WILL BE KEPT FOR MY FAMILY
AND I.
FINALLY, MODALITIES ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE WILL CONVEYED TO
YOU ONCE WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES. LOOKING
FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME
ON THIS ALTERNATE EMAIL: jsdvu23z@netscape.net
NOTE. THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECY AND YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,
JOHNSON NDIOVU
(For the Family).
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