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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: Godwin Temba <godwintemba6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: godwintembaa@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:32:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
Greetings!=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
=A0
Attention: Dear Sir/Madam,
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0
I am Mr.=A0Godwin Temba=A0, the=A0son of Mr. John=A0=A0Temba=A0of Zimbabwe =
.. I got your=A0 address from an internet web online. After due consideratio=
n from your=A0profile, I became aware and assured of your credibility to as=
sist=A0me in this transaction.=A0
=A0 My=A0father was among the rich black farmers in Zimbabwe who were=A0 mu=
rdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president=A0 =
Robert Mugabe because of the presidencial election. Before the Invasion, my=
=A0father took me to=A0 South Africa =A0as if=A0he foresaw the looming dang=
er in Zimbabwe and deposited US$11,400,000.00 (Eleven million, four hundred=
thousand US dollars) with a security and financial company in South Africa=
.. This=A0money was for=A0buying farm lands in Lesotho , Swaziland , and als=
o machinery for the farm.
=A0
=A0Heads of government from western world, especially Britain and The U.S.A=
, have voiced their condemnation against Mugabe's=A0 act. It is against thi=
s background that my family has mandated me to seek assistance to transfer =
this money to a foreign account for investment=A0 purposes. Presently, I am=
residing in=A0 South Africa =A0as an asylum seeker.=A0 However, I cannot i=
nvest this money here in=A0 South Africa =A0because Zimbabwe and=A0 South A=
frica =A0are close countries and have almost the same political history.=20
And with the financial laws of South Africa , as an asylum seeker, I have n=
o right to own or open a bank account in my name here in South Africa . Fro=
m the above, you can understand that my entire life and family's future dep=
ends on this money. I shall be grateful if you can assist=A0 me transfer=A0=
this money out of=A0 South Africa =A0into your company or personal account=
for investment purposes as=A0my Late father's business partner.=20
=A0
=A0=A0 Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free, and for your ef=
fort, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total sum. Also, I have decided=
to use 5% of this money to settle any expenses you may incure during the p=
rocess of this transfer. The balance I intended to invest in a profitable v=
enture in your country or anywhere you may advice. The major thing I expect=
from you is absolute assurance that this money will be safe when transferr=
ed to your account.=A0=20
=A0
But if you don't want me to offer you 20% What will be your percentage for =
assisting me?
=A0 If this proposal is accepted by you, please reply urgently=A0, I will a=
ppreciate if you maintain the confidentiality of this matter because of=A0s=
ituation=A0 in my=A0 country and what=A0happening right now in =A0=A0=A0- Z=
imbabwe .=20
=A0
Yours sincerely
Mr.=A0Godwin Temba=A0.=0A=0A=0A
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