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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: Mrs.Mercy Ford <mercyford@indiatimes.com>
Reply-To: fordmercy@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:40:41 +0400
Subject: Please, help me
Beloved,
I am sorry for my unannounced communication with you especially through this =
common method but I promise to give you more reasons for this in due course.
I am Mrs.Mercy Ford wife of the Late Engineer Terry Ford, a white farmer who =
was murdered in March 2002 by the "war vetrans" under the Mugabe led =
administration as a result of the administration's "Land Reforms" law here in =
Zimbabwe.
My late husband, Terry Ford was a rich commercial and successful farmer as =
well as a diamond dealer here in Zimbabwe till the land reforms of Mugabe led =
government which exposed many white farmers to the brutality of the black =
"war veterans" who in one of their attacks shot and killed him.
In case you are not familiar with this incident, you can look it up in any =
international news media like; =
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1878846.stm,http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2=
002/03/18/zimbabwe020318.html.
Well, I am contacting you in respect of a deposited fund which is to the tone =
of us$16 million which was meant for the purchase of farm tools and =
accessories. Since his death, I have thought of a way forward but with the
continuous stay of the funds in the bank, the government may trace it which =
means a total lost hence I arranged for the withdrawal from the holding bank =
with the aid one of my husband's managers.
We successfully withdrew the funds from the bank and re-deposited it with a =
private security company as a family treasure and this time in my personal =
name. As it is, I am well informed about farming and could do any other
business as well but all I need now is a partner to help me in settling down =
this funds in any account(s) be it personal or company's account.
Please, is rest assured that it is between me, the manager and you and so =
shall I like it to remain. Again, the funds in question as it is, has nothing =
whatsoever to do with Zimbabwe any longer as I urge you to feel free in =
dealing with me as
no risk is involved.
In dealing with you, I am ready to compensate your efforts with 17% of the =
total funds while 3% will be to reimburse any form of expenses from your side =
or otherwise, also set aside is a 10% which will be made in donation to any =
established charity home, while 15% will be for my husband's partner(Nopparat =
Sujaritpinij) and for the rest of the funds, we can work on partnership in =
all investments.
I will wait to hear from you as I will be ever ready to supply you with every =
details of myself as well as that of the transaction.
Regards,
Mercy Ford
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