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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.doris moyo" <mofamily2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:23:48 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNER NEEDED

FROM: MARTIN MOYO
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: 0027 731 746678


Dear Sir,

My name is MR.Martin Moyo the elder son of Mr.Kenneth Moyo of Zimbabwe.
We apologise for inconvinces this may bring especially coming from complete
strangers.However,it is an urgent call for assistance as our
ugle(circumstance)predicaments here compelled our action.Our introduction
will provide a foundation for this relationship as your contact is courtesy
of ours in South Africa via JOHANNESBURG INFORMATION CENTER.

During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, he ordered all the
white famers to surrender their farms to his party members and their
followers.

My father was one of the Rich black farmers in the country and knowing that
he did not support the president's ideology, the president's supporters
invaded my father's farm and burnt down everything,killed him and
confiscated all his investments.

Before the death of my father,he made a deposite of 18.3 million(Eighteen
Million,Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars in a private
security/finance company here in South Africa which was meant for his
purchase of a farm land/its establishment in Swaziland.

After his death,my mother(Mrs Doris Moyo)decided to relocate us for our dear
life to South Africa.
Every documents regarding to this fund is with us as it is the only thing
left with us(our life hope).
Hence this mail for your urgent assistance as we desire to invest outside
Africa and to relocate this fund through a reputable but reliable banking
facilities for safe keeping pending our arrival for investments,as we are
presently residing in South Africa,as asylum seekers here in South Africa we
cannot operate a non-resident account through which this fund will be
channeled out of to your oversease account.

Here in South Africa,we have secured the services of a family(financial)
adviser who is very willing to assist us relocate this fund into any
overseas account we provide especially with our offer(plegde)of $500,000 to
him redeemable immediately after successful transfer of fund.He has promised
to outline the modalities upon our securing overseas contact.Therefore,let
us present you as our family friend(Technical Partner to my later father)and
beneficiary.

My mother and I, have resolved to offer our technical partner(you)20% of the
total amount and additional ten(10%)of all profits from subsequent
investments.You will be appointed our "Fund Manager" during
investments.Therefore kindly help us as we are facing untold hardship here.

We are believing that you will be sincere enough and of good assistance to
us in this issue.

Please contact us through this email and kindly provide us with your
full(C.V)details including your posta(Home/Office)addresses and
private(mobile)telephone/Fax numbers for easy and confidential contact.

Our warmest regards to you and your dear family as we look forward to good
business/Family relationship.

May God bless and empower you in this great relationship.

Best Regards,
MARTIN MOYO(For the family)
0027 731 746678

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