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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27732277715 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • martinsjamesprivate@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james martins" <jamesmartins_3@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: johnburger2007@excite.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:46:59 +0100
Subject: ATTN: Dear Sir /Madam,

ATTN: Dear Sir /Madam,


URGENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally. I am MR JAMES MARTINS , the FIRST SON of LATE MR. JOE MARTINS,
who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your
contact through network online hence decided to write to you. Before the
death of my FATHER, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
USD$22.5 Million , in one of the private security companies, as if he
foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage
from the security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new
machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in
Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwe President MR. ROBERT MAGABE introduced
a New Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some
few black farmers. This resulted to killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land reform act for which my FATHER was one of the
victims. It is against this back ground that my family and I who are
currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my FATHER money to a
foreign Country since the law of South Africa prohibits refugees to open any
bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the
territorial zones of South Africa.

As the SON, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine
foreign account where this money could be transferred into without the
knowledge of my government who are bent on my family. I must also let you
know that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you accept to assist me and
my family, all I want from you is for you to make an arrangements and come
to Johannesburg, South Africa so that you can help me open a non-resident
account in your name which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas. OR you can travel to their correspondent
company in Europe to stand for me and my family, which I will send to you
documentation, to enable you claim the money and after that you have to send
me some money for my preparation to your country., for investment

This money I intend to use for investment and growth in your country. I have
two options, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money
for nominating your account for this transaction, or you can go into
partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the money in your
country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also
mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses we might incur in the
process of this transaction.
If you do not prefer a partnership, I am willing to give you 25% of the
total money while remaining 70% will remain for my family and me. If you are
really capable and willing to assist me, please contact immediately with
the above telephone number with which I have sent you this message.

Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible. I am in dire need
to leave this country soonest.

Thanks for your mutual co-operation. Do send me your private telephone and
fax number for easy communication or you can call me on +27 732277715.or
email me to:
{ martinsjamesprivate@myway.com }

I expect your soonest response.

Kind regards,
James Martins

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