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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: "ameed ali" <alimed21@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:13:18 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
From: Ameed Ali
Johannesburg – South Africa
Tel: +27 83 350 1360
Email: alimed21@hotmail.com
Dear ,
My name is Mr. Ameed Ali the eldest son of Mr. Musa Ali of Zimbabwe. I got
your contact address from the Johannesburg Chambers of Trade and Commerce.
During the current crisis against the Zimbabwe Farmers by the supporters of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white own farms 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 farmers in my country and
knowing that he did not support the President’s ideology; the President’s
supporters invaded my father’s farm burn down everything and even kill him
and confiscated all his investments.
Before his death he took me to Johannesburg to deposited the sum of
US$15.5m (Fifteen million and five hundred thousand United State Dollars) as
if he foreseen the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited in
one strong metal box as gemstone to avoid much demurrage in the Security
Company; he intended to use this money to purchase new materials for the
house and establishment of investing in overseas venture. Currently, my
family and I are staying in South Africa as Asylum Seekers (Refugees) and
our problem is that as a refugee we do not enjoy some of the South African
rights because the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow
refugees to own an investment nor to operate any form of Bank Account.
As the eldest son I have decided to transfer this money out of South Africa
with the responsibility of seeking an outside genuine account holder. This
money will be transferred to the trusted person and my family's future will
depend on that person. And I can assure you that this transaction is 100%
risk free because I have all legal documents of the deposit of my father’s
consignment in the Security Company, which he did with my name. If you agree
to assist me I am ready to transfer all the documentation in your name. And
I have to remind you that I have mapped out 5% for any expenses that may
occur during this transaction and 25% for you and 70% will be for me and my
family. We will join as partnership with you in any investment depending on
your good advice. When replying to this letter, kindly furnish me with your
private phone and fax number. Your help in this regard is highly
appreciated.
Thanks and GOD BLESS YOU
Yours sincerely
Ameed Ali
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