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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: simbola001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:40:29 +0200
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP FROM ZIMBABWE
FROM : MR SIMON SIMBOLA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Tel:+27-73-906-1307
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY
I know that this mail will come to you as surprise since we have not known
or met before now, please consider this letter as a genuine request from a
family in dares of your humble assistance. I am Mr. Simon Simbola the Son
of Mokho Simbola, However, I got your contact information from the Republic
of Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. When I was searching for a
reliable individual or private company that can assist me to transfer money
on behalf of my late Father, well as a reliable and trustworthy individual
to deal with, then I decided to write you. my Father was Wealthy black
farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in Zimbabwe
, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who was murdered by President Robert
Mugabe.
He was accused of assisting White farmers in fighting the government. The
government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for
proper autopsy, and he was buried in the government cemetery. You will read
more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site:
*http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html*. Before the death of my
Father, he took me and my Mother to South Africa to deposit the sum of
US$13,000,000, Million (Thirteen Million united state Dollar's) with a
security and deposit company, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe,this
money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the
farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
Meanwhile our family are currently staying in South Africa as Asylum
Seekers planning to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can
invest it, I am face with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in
South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in future because
of constant economic instability in Africa. This was why we decided to
contact you. I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and
the nature of your business does not necessary matter.
Please help our family to transfer this money out of South Africa to your
bank account whereever for investment, We have agreed to give you 26% of the
total sum for your assistance, while the remaining money will be for Family
investment, which you will assist him to do abroad. Therefore, if you are
willing and interested to render the needed assistance, Please get in touch
with me by my email to enable us discuss further. Remember that this highly
confidential and the success of this business depend on how secret it is
kept.
I am expecting your reply soonest. On your request, I shall also send you
all the documents relating to this transaction as well as my identification.
Note that this transaction demands great hearts and true faith.*
Tel:+27-73-906-1307*
Yours truly,
Mr. Simon Simbola
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