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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: FAVOUR ZAM <favourzam@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: favor_zam@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:20:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM DESK OF FAVOUR ZAM.
FAX: 27- 73-735-7060
EMAIL: PLEASE CONTACT ADDRESS- favor_zam@hotmail.com [1]
ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO,
This letter meant to contact your following knowledge of your
esteemed self to help us out of this difficult situation that my
family has been engulfed since the death of my father the bread winner
of the family, who was maliciously murdered during the land dispute in
Zimbabwe. So please, consider this as a request from a family in dire
need of assistance. I am Mr. Favour Zam from Zimbabwe, the first and
the only son of late Dr Arnold Zam communicating to you from
Johannesburg, South Africa. I on behalf of my family decided to
solicit for your assistance to transfer to your company account or
personal account the sum of US$ 35.5 Million ( Thirty Five Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Inherited from my late
father.
Before his death, my father on one of his trips abroad took me South
Africa to deposit the sum of US$ 35.5Million Thirty Five
Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) With a private security
company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was
deposited with Security Company as family treasures without disclosing
the real content of the consignment box. The money was earmarked for
development of new farms in Lesotho and Botswana. This land problem
started when president Robert Mugabe who according to my late father,
in the desperate did to hold on to power for life introduced a new
land act, which wholly affected the rich white and some few blacks.
The farmers affected vehemently condemned the methods adopted by the
Government which resulted in rampant killings, looting and wide scale
mob actions by the war veterans and some political thugs.
Unfortunately, the ruling government of Robert Mugabe could not do
anything but support the actions of these hooligans, which claimed
many lives including my father’s. Heads of Government from the
western world, especially Britain and
United States of America have
voiced their condemnation against Mugabe’s actions but he seemed
unmoved by the world outcry.
As it stands now, I am the only person that has access to the money
and the relevant documents of deposit in respect of the money with the
Security Company. From the above, you will understand that the lives
and future of my family depend on this fund, as such I will be
grateful if you can assist. We are living in South Africa as political
asylum seeker and we do not have the financial right to invest the
fund here. In view of this, I cannot invest this in South Africa hence
my asking you assist me to transfer it out of South Africa for
investment purposes in your account. For your afford,we are prepared
to affair you 20% of the total sum while 5% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during the course of this transaction and the
remaining 75% for my family’s investment in your country under
your supervision. Please note that this transaction is
risk free and
the major thing I ask you are to ensure the safety of the money when
transferred into your account. Further information and arrangements
will commence as soon as trust confidence and good relationship is
established. I shall be most grateful if you maintain the
confidentiality of this transaction.
Thank you as I await your urgent response via telephone or fax
numbers
for more details and don’t forget to keep every information
regarding to this as highly confidential.
Best Regards.
MR. FAVOUR ZAM. (for the family)
Links:
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[1] mailto:favor_zam@hotmail.com
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