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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: "james angus" <jamesangus700@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:05:20 -0700
Subject: james angus
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*FROM: JAMES ANGUS*
*20. NETMARK STREET JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.*
james_angus_1@hotmail.com
*TEL: +27- 83 57 100 45*
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* INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.
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*Dear Sir/Madam, *
* *
* THE ABOVE COMPANY IS MY FATHERS COMPANY IN ZIMBABWE.
** With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which
I believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist me and my family to transfer fund to his personal
or private account for investment purpose. I am MR JAMES ANGUS** the eldest
son of Late MR. JAMES OWEN, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer's
co-operation in Zimbabwe**. *
* My Father was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the
President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just
happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my Father, we decided to move out
of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger because of the money that my
father kept in his hidden safe in our house. The amount contained in the
safe is US $35.5M (Thirty Five** million, five hundred thousand US
dollars).
*
* This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for
the farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. Before his death, He
is a Major Share Holder of companies in Zimbabwe. After my Father died we
moved to South Africa with the money** and deposited it to the security
company in a box as valuables belonging to our foreign partner pending when
we see somebody that will assist us transfer the fund into his account
oversea.
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* We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) and as such
the law of South Africa does not permit us to operate or open any bank
account here in South Africa or be involved in any financial transaction
with the bank. That is why we contacted you to assist us in this
transaction.
** We are ready to compensate you with 20% of the total fund for accepting
to assist us and also 10% is mapped out for the expenses that may be
incurred during this transaction while 70% will be for me and my family to
invest in your country, contact me on the above phone number or through the
email addess indicating your interest as soon as possible, on receiving of
your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more clarification on the
modalities needed for smooth successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.
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email:james_angus_1@hotmail.com <email%3Ajames_angus_1@hotmail.com>
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*Best regard.
**MR JAMES ANGUS**.*
*(For and On behalf of my family) *
**
*TEL: +27-83 57 100 45*
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