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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: "chipo alfred" <chipoalfred@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:24:44 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE
FROM: MR. CHIPO ALFRED
192A KESINGTON DRIVE,
OFF PARK, JHB, SOUTH-AFRICA.
PRIVATE MAIL:chipoalfred@hotmail.com <MAIL%3Achipoalfred@hotmail.com>
URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE.
I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as it comes from a
stranger. But rest assured as it comes with best of intentions. However,
your address was courtesy of a business journal at the World Trade Center in
Johannesburg. But after due consideration from your profile, I became aware
and assured of your credibility of handling this trust and my future. This
letter is meant to contact you following knowledge of your esteemed self to
help us out of this difficult situation that my family has engulfed in since
the death of my father and the breadwinner of our family who was recently
murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I am Mr. CHIPO ALFRED, from Zimbabwe, the first and only son of Dr JOHN
CHIPO
communicating to you from Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. I, on
behalf of my family decide to solicit for your assistance to transfer the
sum of US$30Million (Thirty Million United States Dollars) inherited from
my late father into your company or private bank account. Presently the
entire fund is being deposited in a Security Company in Johannesburg,
Republic of South Africa.
President Mugabe gave this money to my father for investment purpose while
they were still in good terms. This land problem arose when President Mugabe
who according to my late father in a desperate bid to hold on to power for
life introduced a new land act, which wholly affected rich farmers who were
mostly white and some blacks vehemently condemned adopted by the government.
And that resulted in rampant killings looting and white scare mob actions by
the veterans and scone political thug. Unfortunately my late father was
among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the
agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged
opposition against the government's new land act.
Head of government from western world especially Britain and the United
States of America have voiced their condemnation against Mugabe action. As
it stands now, I am the only person that has access to the money and the
necessary document needed for its collection. From the above you will
understand that the lives and fortune of my family depend on this fund as
such I will be grateful if you can assist us .We are now living in South
Africa as political Asylum seekers and the financial laws and regulations of
South Africa do not permit us certain financial rights. In view of this I
cannot invest this money in South Africa hence my asking you to assist me to
transfer it out of South Africa for investment purpose in your country. So
please consider this as a request from a family in dire need of assistance.
For your effort, we are prepared to offer you 40% of the total sum, while
the remaining 60% will be for my family investment abroad. Please note that
this transaction is risk-free and the major thing I ask of you is to assure
me the safety of this money when transferred into your account.
Best regards,
MR CHIPO ALFRED
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