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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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From: kelvin masinga <kelmasi5@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:51:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: urgent reply needed.
Dear Friend,
You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don't know me personally, I am Mrs.Elizabeth Masinga, the wife of late Dr.Alfred Masinga, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through South African Information exchange(S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg and I decided to write you for an assistance.
My late husband was among the few blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe, for his alleged support and sympathy of the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites. Before his death, he took I and my son Kelvin, to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$11.5 Million (Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollar) in Kelvin`s name as the beneficiary with a private Security Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
The money was deposited as a consignment in a box to the security company to avoid seizure, and to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This money was for the purchase of new machines for the farm and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently condemned the modus operadi adopted by the government that resulted to rampant killings and mob action by the war veterans and some political thugs, precisely more than sixty one (61) people have been killed. Heads of government from Western World especially Britain and United States of America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.
Subsequently, the South African Development Community (SADC) has continuously supported Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer my husband's money into a foreign account. Please, if you are willing to help me, my son and I have agreed to give you 15% while 5%will be for any expenses incurred in the process of this transaction and 80% will be for my family investment in your Country.
As the only wife to my late husband, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking for an account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who had tactically freezing our family wealth and South African Government seems to be playing along side with them. We have decided not to invest this amount of money in South Africa for the fear of seizure and encountering the same experience in future since both countries have almost the same political history. More so the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment sine we are asylum seekers.
I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. Therefore if you accept this proposal, please contact my son Kelvin Masinga, who can define the transaction for you with his telephone number 27-78-128 4805.
Please remember to treat this matter with utmost confidentiality as undue publicity may jeopardize the entire transaction.
My regards to your family.
MRS.ELIZABETH MASINGA.
(FOR THE FAMILY)
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