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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: "Brendar Bruma" <mrs_brendar_bruma110@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_brendar_bruma@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:09:11 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM:MRS.BRENDAR BRUMA,
PHONE:27-72-778-8666.
ATTN MD/CEO,
MY NAME IS MRS BRENDAR BRUMA THE WIFE OF ARNOLD BRUMA WHO WAS RECENTLY
MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE.YOU MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU
ABOUT WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM SOUTH AFRICAN
INTERNET ON-LINE{SAINO} WHEN I WAS DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR A TRUST-WORTHY
PERSON WHOM I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH.
DURING THE CURRENT WAR AGAINST THE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE SUPPORT
MUGABE"S IDEAS, MUGABE SUPPOTERS INVADED MY HUSBAND FARM AND BURNT
EVERYTHING IN THE FARM,KILLING MY HUSBAND AND MADE AWAY WITH A LOT OF COSTLY
FARM EQUIPMENTS IN MY HUSBAND FARM.
DURING THE CRISES AND BEFORE MY HUSBAND DEATH HE HAD TAKEN ME AND MY ONLY
SON TO DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA THE SUM OF US$ 16.4 M (SIXTEEN MILLION FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) AS IF HE FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN
ZIMBABWE.THIS AMOUNT WAS MENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEAMICAL
FOR THE FARMS AND TO ESTABLISHED OF NEW FARMS IN SWAZILAND.
WE THEN DECIDED TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS FIRM AND COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE OF
ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS
WE
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE ANY BANK ACCOUNT OR BUSINESS WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA
BASED ON THEY LAW.
WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE,10%WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED IN THE
COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND 70%WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO INVEST IN
YOUR COUNTRY-UNDER YOU SUPERVISSION.
SINCE,I GOT THIS ADDRESS, IT IS TRUE THAT I DID NOT KNOW YOU IN PERSON,I
DONT KNOW WHY I HAVE SUCH INTEREST IN YOU.I STILL THANK GOD BECAUSE I WILL
LIKE TO HAVE YOU
AS MY EVER PARTNER IN LIFE,WHEN I COME TO YOUR COUNTRY
TO INVEST.
I MRS,BRENDAR AND MY SON (DAVID BRUMA) HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS WITH YOU BUT IT
WILL BE WHEN YOU COME TO SOUTH AFRICA TO HELP US FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND AND FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR ENTIRE PERSONAL PHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND ABSOLUTELY
CONFIDENTAIL-SINCE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO RELEASE OF THIS FUND
IS WITH MY SON BILLS HERE IN JOHANNESBUERG,AND IF YOU ARE INTRESTED TO HELP
US PLEASE CONTACT THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER WHY I IMPLORE YOU
TO MAINTAIN THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION.YOU CAN AS
WELL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRISES IN MY COUNTRY AND ABOUT THIS SITUATION ON
THE FOLLOWING SITES:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html
BEST REGARDS
MRS.BRENDAR BRUMA
UNBEHALF OF MY SON.
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