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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: "sebastine cole" <astinecole@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:08:41 -0500
Subject: FROM ASTINE COLE
FROM ASTINE COLE
232 CHURCH STREET
CAPE TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
Dear Sir/Madam
My name is Astine cole, the first son of the late James Cole. I will be 33
years old on the 15th december 2007, my father J.C. Cole is a great farmer
in Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise for you to receive this letter from me
and most especially where I got your contact address. I got your contact
information from Global Trade Agent under the South African Chamber of
Commerce and Industrial in Pretoria.
During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters
of President Robert Mugabe to claim all white owned farms in the country, he
ordered all white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
his supporters, my father was one of the white farmers
and opposed the president actions towards the white farms.
My father was at the same time killed on the process of fighting back the
invaders. After two months I lost my mother and the president gave order to
confiscate all our properties including the farmland. After the incident,
my younger brother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe
to South Africa for the safety of our lives.
My late father told me on his bed side about a finance company, in which all
the relevant documents (depository agreement) was handed over to me by him
to go ahead and transfer this money out of the country for investment. The
total amount is US$14.2million (fourteen million two hundred
thousand United States Dollars) was lodged into the security company in a
metal box and the contained box was not made known to the security company,
rather it was declared to them as gold and precious metals. Due to our
president status in South Africa and the nature by which we entered South
Africa we do not reserve the right to operate or maintain a foreign
dominated account as refugees. For your kindness I agree to give you 30%,
10% is set aside for expenses incur during the process of this transaction.
Please I need your advice as an elderly person.
Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
send me your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and location where in the money will be remitted. This
transaction is 100% risk free.
I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours Faithful,
Astine Cole
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