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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: loco loco <loco316@zwallet.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:06:14 -0500
Subject: urgent and confidential

From:velantine Sibanda

54 Gilbert flats

Johannesburg

South Africa.

Phone +27 73 223 2477

E.MAIL:loco316@zwallet.com



Attn.Director/CEO,

TRANSFER OF $19.4 MILLION US

DOLLARS



You may be surprise to receive this letter from me

since you do not know me personally. My name is Mr.

velantine Sibanda, the first son of

Sibanda who was recently murdered in the land dispute

in the Zimbabwe. I got your contact through a diplomat

that once worked in your country, hence I decided to

write you. After the death of my father, we decided to

dispose our properties worth {US$19.4M} NINETEEN

MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITED STATES DOLLARS

only, and leaved for the nearest country with our

estate in South Africa.



I am writing not to take you for ride but based on the

land dispute in my country of which you may know if

you are conversant with world news. This land problem

came during last presidential election when Zimbabwean

president, Robert Mugabe introduced a new land reform

act which wholly affected the rich white farmers and

some few black farmers who are opposition

Party and this resulted to the killing and the mob

action of the Zimbabwean war veterans and some

innocent citizens in the society. Infact, a lot of

People were killed because of this land reform act in

which my father was one of the victims. It is against

this background that I and my family who

Are currently residing in South Africa decided to

transfer out our estate to foreign country. As the

eldest son of the father, I am now saddled with the

Responsibility to seek for you as a foreign person

whom I can transfer the money into his account.

I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount

of money in South Africa for fear of going through the

same experience in the future since both countries

have similar political history.



As a businessperson, whom I have to entrust my family

and our estate in his custody I have to let you know

that the transaction is 100% risk free. Since I have

set up modalities for quick and easy transfer.

I have mapped out 5% of the total money for any

expenses incurred during the course of this transfer

and 25% for your assistance while the remaining

Percent will be for my investment in your country in

which you will assist.



Please do contact me with the above telephone and fax

numbers for further details if you are interested.

While I implore to maintain absolute confidentiality

in this transaction.



Best regards,



VELANTINE SIBANDA.



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