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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: "don_bright" <don_brightb@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:44:15 -1200
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED...
RE: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am Mr. DONALD BRIGHT BENSON the eldest son of late Mr.
JAMES BENSON of Zimbabwe.
I got your contact address from the South African Chambers
of Commerce and Industry please don't worry. During the
current crises against the farmers of
Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to
claim all the white owned farms in my country, he ordered
all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party
members and their followers. My father was one of the
biggest farmers in the country and although a black
indegene, he did not support the President's political
ideology.Therefore, the president's supporters invaded my
father's farm burnt down everything, killed him and
confiscated all his investments. After the death of my
father, my mother and I together with my younger brother
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives.
On our departure from Zimbabwe, we took along with us some
money which my father kept in my mother's custody which
amounted to the sum of US$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to the Republic of South Africa where
we have deposited it as personal valuables in a private
security company and sought for political asylum. My mother
has suggested and I agree that we have to further move out
of the African continent to overseas for actual safety and
to do reliable business investments.
Therefore we have decided that I should contact any reliable
overseas
person/firm/company who could assist us to transfer this
money out of South Africa through a current investment
account because as refugees we are not allowed to operate
any account exceeding US$2,000(Two Thousand US Dollars). So
we need your help to come down to South Africa to open a
bank account through which we can transfer this money to
your country. If my proposal is considered, for assisting us
to Transfer this money to your country, we unanimously agree
to offer you 20% of the total fund, 5% will be for any
expenses that may be incured during the transaction ,75%
will be for me and my family to invest in your country under
your assistance.
For detailed information, you can contact me
via this my e-mail: don_brightb@yahoo.co.uk
NOTE: PLEASE,FOR REASON OF OUR ASYLUM STATUS DO MAINTAIN
ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE ALSO PROMISE
TO DO SAME. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100%RISKFREE.
TIME IS OF ESSENCE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.
BEST REGARDS
DON-BRIGHT BENSON
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