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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: "Magreta Lepoto" <mrs_lepoto34@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrs_lepoto21@myway.com
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:51:10 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance
MRS.MAGRETA T. LEPOTO
Tel No: 234-1-8534875
Greetings,
URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
How are you? I know you may be surprised to receive this letter, I am a
widow requesting for your assistance. Firstly, I am MRS.MAGRETA T.LEPOTO the
wife of Late MR.DAMBA T.LEPOTO who was recently murdered in the land dispute
in Zimbabwe.
I assure you that nobody knows about this transaction except me, my two
sons. Before the death of my Husband. He took me to Lome - Repulic Of Togo
to deposit the sum of US$15.5 Million (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in a private Security Company in Lome - Repulic Of
Togo, when He foresees the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was deposited as family valuables to avoid much demurrage cost
from the Security Company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and also for the establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. The land
disputes started when Zimbabwean President MR. ROBERT MUGABE introduced a
new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some
few black farmers.
This resulted too many killings by Zimbabwe war veterans and some lunatics
in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land
reformed Act for which my husband was one of the victims.
It is on this background that my family and I, who are currently staying in
an Island, called Badagry Island it shares the same border with Cotonu and
Nigeria. As refugees, we decided to transfer my Husband's money to a foreign
country since the laws of the Island prohibits refugees from opening a bank
account that can contain a huge sum or to be involved in any financial
transaction throughout the territorial zones of the Badagry Island.
Please, I need your assistance to transfer this fund to your trusted
overseas bank account. For your efforts and assistance, I have agreed to
give you 25% of the total sum, while 5% is mapped out to re-imburse all the
expenses incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% will be for my
family investment in your country.
Note that this transaction is 100% confidential and Risk-Free, as I have
made every necessary arrangements for a successful deal. The only thing I
solicit you is total assistance to transfer this money, complete trust and
assurance that my own part of the money will be safe when transferred to
your account.
I have all the documents the security company will require from you and I
will send copies to you as we proceed. If you are interested in assisting
me, send reply via the above email address and include your private phone
and fax numbers.
I will respond to you immediately. You can also reach me through my son (Mr.
(Eric Lepoto) Tel No: 234-1-8534875
Looking forward to your urgent reply, God Bless.
Sincerely yours,
MRS.MAGRETA T.LEPOTO (For The Family)
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