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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: "Mr. Sitole M. Xingwana" <sitholex10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sitolemathewxingwana@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:52:28 +0000
Subject: Re: Business Proposition

FROM Mr. Sitole M. Xingwana

Dear Friend,

Before I go further I will like to introduce myself, I am Mr. Sitole M.
Xingwana, a citizen of South African and I am an Executive Accountant with
the South Africa Department of Minerals & Energy. First and foremost, I
apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this
magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access repose on
this medium. I got your contact information on the internet during my search
for an international partner that can carry out this urgent transaction with
me. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of this deal described Hereunder for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this
transaction.

Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as an Executive
Accountant and with the cooperation of my colleague Mr. Richard Michaels,
who is also a top official, we have in our possession as overdue payment
bills totaling Twenty Million, Two Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars
(US$20,200,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with your assistance and
cooperation to receive the said fund on our behalf. More so, we are
handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code of
Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your importance
in the whole transaction.

This amount US$20.200m represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which I
and my colleague over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost
have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune
of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by
Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by
filing in an application of claim for the transfer of your contract
entitlement.

I have the authority of my colleague involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 25%
of the US$20.200 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat
it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization
is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have
reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

Endeavor to contact me directly immediately whether or not you are
interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for another
foreign partner to carry out this deal I want to assure you that my partner
and myself are in a position to make the payment of this claim possible
provided you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that our
share will be secured and please remember to treat this matter as very
confidential matter, because we will not comprehend with any form of
exposure as we are still in active Government Service and remember once
again that time is of the essence in this business. I wait in anticipation
of your fullest co-operation. I will give my confidential mobile number and
my private fax number where you can reach me at any time as soon as I hear
from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Sitole M. Xingwana

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