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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. Vaco Reuben" <vacoreuben11@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 19:29:20 -0500
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNER

15th floor, 1 Merchant Avenue
Natal Drive Kwa Zulu Road Natal
P.O.Box 876665 Jo'Burg 8743
South Africa.




Dear Sir/Madam,


We want to transfer to over seas ($ 36,000.000) [Thirty Six Million USD]
from a Bank here in South Africa, I want to ask you to quietly look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable and willing to provide either
an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately to
receive this fund, even an empty account can serve to receive this fund.

I am Mr.Reuben V. Hugo, I work in the International Operation Department in
a Bank here in South Africa. However, I discovered a dormant domiciliary
account with a BAL. of ($ 36,000.000) [Thirty Six Million USD] on a routine
inspection, on further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the
account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to
the account. The bank will approve this fund to any foreigner because the
former operator of the account is a foreigner and from Iraq in particular
and I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the
claim of this fund a foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims
to the account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction.

We will start the first transfer with [$ 6,000.000] upon successful transfer
without any disappoint from your side, we shall apply for the payment of the
remaining rest amount to your account. But I don't know any foreigner, I am
only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to
a local person here, without necessary information needed in order to claim
this money which I am going to provide to you. I have secretly discussed
this matter with the General Manager of the bank who I must involve in order
to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any foreign Bank
account which you are going to nominate. On this note, I decided to seek for
a reliable foreigner who will act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund
from the deceased by providing his/her bank account where the fund will be
transferred for immediate investment on any viable project as no one has
come up to be the next of kin. The Banking ethics here does not allow such
money to stay more than six years without claim hence the fund will be
recalled to the Government Treasury as unclaimed after this long period of
domancy.

I need your strong assurance that you will never, never let me down. With my
influence and the position together with the Bank Manager we can transfer
this fund to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with
assurance that the fund will be intact pending our physical
arrival in your country for sharing and investment. The bank Manager will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive the fund leaving
no trace to any place and to build confidence you can come immediately to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and three of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of
the fund going into the account.


I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approval document
that will accompany the fund into your account with appropriate clearance
forms from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange control unit. At the
conclusion of this transaction. I will give you 25% for your coopration.

Finally, Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you a detailed
information about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this transaction is 100% genuine andlegal you should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within 14 banking
days, after you apply to the bank as the beneficiary of the fund from the
deceased.

Contact me urgently for more informations, further steps and procedures
through personal email @ <Mrreubenhugo@rediffmail.com>


Sincerely,

Reuben V. Hugo

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