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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?mark=20ford?= <markford_15@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:55:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: markford_15@yahoo.co.uk
Good day,
This letter may come as a surprise because we have not
met nor had any
previous correspondences but was borne out of my
sincere burning desire
to
establish a business/mutual relationship with you. I
got your contact
through my private search here in London and decided
to write you since
I
felt that this is the only medium to reach you for l
hope I will not
regret
ever approaching you because this present world is
filled of dishonesty
and
mistrust.
My name is Mark Ford, the only son of Mr Terry Simpsom
Ford who was
murdered by the agents of President Robert Mugabe due
to his
opposition to
the oppressive and exploitative Land reforms Act.
Though, I do not know
to
what extent you are familiar with events and fragile
political
situation
in Zimbabwe but i know it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN,
BBC
news bulletins.You can futher read about the death my
late father
via:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,669960,00.html
The pressure from the government forced me and my
family out of
Zimbabwe
into exile in New Zealand and then down to
London,United Kingdom where
we
have been living under political asylum for a few
years now. Sadly, my
mother died of cancer some months ago and was buried
here in London.
Prior
to her death, she handed me over a certificate meant
for a secret
Deposit,
which my father made with a reputable finance and
security firm in
Europe.
The deposit, which is worth $16,000.000.00( Sixteen
Million United
States
Dollars), was money recovered through the sale of
cash crops and
farming
equipments to foreign customers before the outbreak of
war. He made
the
deposit in his name with the hope of relocating his
family to the
neighboring town of Tanzania but was murdered when the
conflict
intensified
as a result of his opposition to the government.
I have contacted the Security firm to confirm the
deposit and
established
ownership as next of kin. Due to the death of my
mother and the
continued
hostility in my country, Zimbabwe,I have decided to
remain here for now
and
solicit for the assistance of an honest and
trustworthy person that
will
assist me in the business re-investment of the money.
I cannot do this
due
to my present social status as a refugee here and my
total ignorance of
the
business world.
You will be given a generous percentage of the money
at the end of the
investment. If you are honest, trustworthy, capable
of investing this
sum
of money, contact me to give you all the details you
need to know about
this immediately.
For my safety, you must maintain absolute
confidentiality to ensure
success. Please, indicate your personal Tel/Fax
numbers when replying
this
mail to my personal email address:
EMAIL: markford_400yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mark Ford
- mark ford
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