Former First Lady Grace Mugabe one of Africa’s richest women is a target of the notorious 419 scam, which involve someone overseas offering you a share in a large sum of money or a payment on the condition you help them to transfer money out of their country. While these scams originated in Nigeria, they now come from all over the world.
A message with Mrs Mugabe’s apparent signature is doing the rounds on social media, with some Zimbabweans claiming to have received the fake e-mail involving a transaction of USD 45mn and also mentioning Grace’s son, Russel. Below is the e-mail as received by ZimEye.com.
From Mrs. Grace Mugabe
Harare
Zimbabwe
Hi,
I know I may not be the likely person you expected to contact you, However as a mother, I have to fight for my Children and their future
After the military coup toppling my Husband President Robert Mugabe, the current regime has piled on me, they are sniffing around to find whatever I left with and it burdens me much that I seek for your assistance
I have $45m {Forty Five Million United States Dollars} currently with a security and holding company in South Africa, it was lodged as family valuables that to avoid it been traced, If you accept to help and work with us, for security reason I won’t divulge more but my financial adviser and my son will provide you with all the information about the fund and guide line to execute our plan
I need a partner to work with in recovering the money and investing it privately, I am currently in Singapore attending to my ill Husband, if you are willing to partner and be honest with us, we will offer you 30% of the money
Contact my financial adviser on the details below to provide you with procedures,
Sir Van Schoeman
+27 60 4830534
Thanks
Mrs. Grace Mugabe
Russell Goreraza (Son)