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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 Mary Tandi" <tandimary_private@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tandi.mary_privatemail@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:06:26 +0100
Subject: Mail from Mrs Mary Tandi
Attn;Friend
My name is Mrs. Mary Tandi and my sons name in Johnson Tandi . I am a refugee from Zimbabwe presently residing in South Africa. I am contacting you on behalf of the Tandi's family with a great sense of loss having just finished a customary two (2) year period of mourning for my late husband, Mr. James Tandi. Thank you for your attention, I must apologize firstly for contacting you by this medium because I had no other option. I am prepared to offer you a substantial amount of money for you to assist my family in this venture.
My late husband, Mr. James Tandi was a very rich Zimbabwean farmer who was murdered in his farm in the year 2003 by the War veterans who took over his farm due to his position as Administrative secretary of the Matabeleland Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the main opposition party in my country Zimbabwe kicking against the wicked acts of Mr. Robert Mugabe, the incumbent prime minister against the White farmers. As you may be aware, Prime Minister Robert Mugabe introduced new land reforms, which was particularly not favourable for the rich white farmers and few black farmers (my husband inclusive). After his death, I had to flee with my son and daughter to South Africa because we were secretly informed of his plans to kill us.
Before his death, my husband had sold off his farming equipments and was preparing to re-locate to neighbouring Botswana where he was negotiating another expanse of land to set up another farm, but due to the tip-off he had received about his farm being up for seizure, he had diverted the proceeds of sale of his equipments and other monies to tune of US$45,000,000 (forty Five Million Dollars) into vault company in South Africa. He also gave us the transaction codes for the deposit and specifically instructed that we should contact a foreigner who will take delivery of the deposit once we have given out the transaction codes. All I need is your trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me with investment opportunities.
We decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where HE deposited the money in a Security Company as valuables which we want to transfer to Europe because of economic instability in Africa. So, I decided to contact overseas Individual that will assist me to move this money out of South Africa, because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa which disqualifies us from operating an account or getting involved in any financial transaction here in South Africa. We have agreed to give you from the total sum 30% for helping us to move this money to your country while 70% will be for my family to invest in your country.
I am contacting you with my only son- Johnson, who is 28 years old and the next of kin to his fatherfs estate. I am gravely sick with Breast Cancer and require your honest assistance. This explains the reason for my contact to you. Please do not be surprised at this correspondence because my ill health has required me to seek your services urgently because I do not know how much longer I can live.
If this correspondence touches your conscience, please feel free to contact my son- Mr. Johnson Tandi on his email tandi.mary_privatemail@yahoo.com He is in a good position to give you further information regarding the transaction as the next of kin.
The funds are not of illegal origin, it is not being traced or investigated, it is not stolen money, it is money that my husband made as a farmer and from selling his farm properties and I assure you there is no risk involved for you, Please do not ignore this correspondence and treat with utmost confidentiality due to the volume of money involved. I await your urgent reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Mary Tandi
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