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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: "phillip rossman" <philliprossman08@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:23:10 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS

FROM :PHILLIP ROSSMAN,
ELDER SON OF KING AUTHOR
ROSSMAN OF ZIMBABWE.
EMAILADDRESS:rossmanfamily011@yahoo.ca
PHONE NO :+27-83-7524-656



REQUEST FOR URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS

DEAR,SIR/MADAM

I wish to introduce my good self as Phillip Rossman. The elder son of
KING AUTHOR ROSSMAN of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you where I
got you contact address, I got your contact through network online. I was
convinced to solicit for your assistance after much prayers. I am
interested in doing business with you, particularly, in joint enture
in your country on lucrative business.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of
our President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white and black farms in our
country, so he ordered all the white and black farmers to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers, and my father is one
of the best farmers in our country, because he did not support the his idea
and his supporters
invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my
father and confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my father, I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because
my life is still in danger, with the money my father kept in his hidden
safe in my mother's house,since he does not have any account with any bank
due to illiteracy but was successful in farm production.

The amount contained in the safe is US$22(tweenty two Million United States
Dollars), and I decided to move with the money through diplomatic means and
I am currently forced to seek a political asylum as
refugee.

I brilliantly transferred and deposited it with a security and Finance
Company here in johannesburg,Republic of South Africa,meanwhile I was
advised by a banker who had agreed to help in the depositing and
transferring of this fund to seek for a reliable foriegn partner who is
going to assist me in the opening of a non-resident account here which he
advised is the best possible way of transferring this fund because of my
political status .He said it will be more safety pending when I get
reliable some body that will assist receive the fund in his foreign safe
account and at the same time give me light of investment,based on business
idea/knowledge you may
have. However, my aim of contacting you is to help me look for a profitable
investment overseas. As a result of my present status and as a refugee I
will not be able to conclude this transaction alone. If you are interested
in helping me out, try and contact me with above e-mail address or phone
indicating your interest to help me. I will then furnish you with more
details .
I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 15% which is your share for
assistance, and 5% for any expenses that may incure in the course of the
transaction. Then the remaining 80% will be for me and my family, which you
will help us to invest in your country. Be informed that this transaction
need utmost trust and confidentiality and will only take about 2-3 working
days to be concluded, note also that this transaction attract no risk on
you side hence all the modalities is safe, smooth successful transaction
has been arranged by me and the banker who will assist us in this
business.


I also look forward to establish a good relationship with you.

Best regards.

Phillip Rossman
(For the entire family)

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