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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: desmondakika@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:31:13 +0200
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
FROM: MR Desmond Akika
Johannesburg South Africa
Tel: +27 724 032 806
E-Mail: desmondakika@netscape.net
TOP URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
My name is Mr. Desmond Akika the elder son of Mr. Akika of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got
your contact address but I got your e-mail address from the Internet, please doesn’t be worried. During the
current crises 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 brother
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, which amounted to the sum
of US$10.5Million to the Republic of South Africa where we have deposited it as personal valuables in an
escrow deposit vault of a bank and seek for political asylum.
My Mother and I have decided to contact any reliable overseas firm/partner who could assist us to transfer
this money out of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa cannot open a non-resident
account through which this fund will be channeled out to your nominated overseas account.
If my preposition 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.
Then 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your assistance. For detailed
information, you can contact me on my direct line.
NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRACY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK
FREE. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated. All the best.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
MR DESMOND AKIKA
+27 724 032 806
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