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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: vusitalbo101@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:52:51 +0200
Subject: Urgent Family Assistance.
ATTENTION.
Contact;+27-73-765-9741.
I am Mr. Harry Talbo Vusi, a Zimbabwean and the son of Late Chief Vusi, a farmer and former High Chief of Bulawayo Town in Zimbabwe. I write on behalf of my family to inquire if you are available and have the facility to assist my family undertake some capital investment in your country. It will be necessary to inform you that the funds (US$22M) TWENTY TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS: intended for capitalization of the investments are presently in the custody of a private Security Company here in Johannesburg South Africa, which will require to transfer out of South Africa for the said investment purposes.
You may have heard of the present crisis in Zimbabwe orchestrated by the unprecedented “LAND USE ACT” of the government of Robert Mugabe in which his government has arbitrarily reclaimed and acquired all farm lands owned by white farmers in the country. This has caused serious historical displacement of the white folks who are known to be the country’s main farmers. The ensuing struggles and strife have brought about the killing and imprisonment of thousands of these white farm owners by the ruthless government force designated to enforce this new order.
My father, in his good will and capacity as a High Chief of Bulawayo Town, joined the international community in condemning and speaking out against this uncivilized and bizarre policy of Robert Mugabe’s government. As a result of my father’s firm and upright position on this matter, a group of assailants suspected to be government sympathizers attacked and killed my father in cold blood in March last year. Seeing that the entire Visu's family was in serious threat of extinction, we immediately fled Zimbabwe to South Africa, where we have sojourned ever since. Prior however, to my father’s untimely death, he had, sensing the rising hostilities of the government of Robert Mugabe, sold all his farm lands including those of five of his white farmer associates who had transferred ownership of their farm lands to my father to forestall the government acquiring them. Unfortnately, these white farmers associates of my father have also been assassinated in the crisis.
By foresight my father had secretly sent the proceeds (US$22M), from sales of the farm lands to South Africa, a neighboring sister country and had deposited the same in a metal box with a private Security Company in Johannesburg. For obvious security reasons, contents of this metal box were declared as “family valuables” to the Security Company. The ownership of this “depository” is now transferred to me by title, following my father’s death.
Having gotten your contact from the South African international e-mail directory while searching for reliable assistance, I therefore, on behalf of my family, now contact you for immediate assistance in lifting the fund out of South Africa for safekeeping overseas and investment purposes. We will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your rewards for helping us actualize this matter. We have unanimously agreed to offer you 25% of the total money, then 70% will be for me and my family 5% will be set aside as reimbursements for expenses made by both parties during the course of the transaction.
It is equally important to state here that considering the nature of this matter, we will require that it is handled most discretely and with utmost confidentiality. Kindly contact me or using the email address, if you discern genuine willingness to assist I shall give you further details and other necessary investment discussion.
In anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistance, I remain yours sincerely,
MR TALBO VUSI.
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