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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: "Nelson Zuma" <nelson_zuma151@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:58:04 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
(FROM MR NELSON ZUMA).
NO 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,
AUCKLAND PARK,
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
President/ceo
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
You may be surprised to receive this message from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance .I am Nelson Zuma the only son of late Mr. Smith Zuma of Zimbabwe, presently residing in Johannesburg South Africa, I got your contact from the South Africa Chamber of commerce and Industry, and I on behalf of my widowed mother Mrs Blessing Zuma, decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$22.5 millionin herited from my late father into your account.My father was killed during the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our present President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms to his party members and his followers. He ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and followers . My father is one of best farmers in our country although he is a black man but he didn't support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm ,killed my father and made away with a lots of items in my father's farm.Before my father's death, he had deposited with one of the security and finance company here in Johannesgurg, South Africa the sum of US$22.5 MILLION (TWENTY-TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UITED STATE DOLLARS ).After the death of my father we decided to move to the republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the security company as valuables for security and safty of the fund.So we decided to contact you to assist my family to transfer this money out of South Africa ,because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa and to engage on any legitmate business.
We have ageed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance ,10% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction ,and 65% will be for me and my family to invest in your country. From the above you will understand that the lives and future of my family depend on this money ,as such i will be very happy if you can assist us ,and all i want you to do is to furnish me with your entire telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.you can contact me on the above e-mail address.Alternate email address 0r Tel +27-73 01 895 17Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.Thanks and God bless you .
Best regards ,
NELSON ZUMA
(FOR THE FAMILY)
NB:THESE ARE USEFUL LINKS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO SEE THE CURRENT LAND CRISES IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FOR NOW.JUST COPY THESE LINKS TO VIEW
http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/dec4.html
http://www.amren.com/006issue/006issue.html#cover
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/
http://www.amren.com/0105issue/0105issue.htm#namibia
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php
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