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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: prince_lgwesi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:43:36 -0800
Subject: WE HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN THE TRANSPARENT

You may be surprise to receive this Email from me since you do not know
me personally. However, I would like to introduce myself. I am Mr.LGWESI
PRINCE Jr, the son of Dr.CHRIS PRINCE who was murdered few months ago in
Zimbabwe as a result of land dispute.Before the death of my father (Dr.PRINCE),
he had taken me to AMSTERDAM to deposit thesum of Ten Million United States
dollars (US$10.000,000) in a security company,as he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe. The money in question was deposited in a box as Gemstones
to avoid much demurrage from the security company. The proposed amountwas
meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment
of new farms on Swaziland. As you may be aware this land problem came into
force when Zimbabwe president Mr. Robert Mugabe Introduced the Land Reformed
Act of which my father rich farmers and some black farmers where affected.
This resulted to the killing and Mob action by Zimbabwe war veterans and
some lunatics in the society, infact, a lot of people were killed because
of this Land Reformed act of which my dad was one of the victims. It is
against this background that my family and I who are currently staying
in Amsterdam decided to transfer my father?s money to a foreign account.
Since the Dutch law prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any account
or be involved in any financial transaction. As the eldest son of my father,
I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account
where the money could be transferred . I am faced with the dilemma of investing
this amount of money in Holland for the fear of going through the same
experience in future since both countries have similar history. Moreover,
The Netherlands foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment
from asylum seekers. As a businessman, whom I have entrusted my future
and my family in his hands, ! I must let you know that this transaction
is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family, all I need you to
do for me is to make arrangement and come to AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS,
so that we can open the non-resident account which will aid us in transferring
the money into any account you will
nominate overseas. This money I intend using for investment. I have options
to offer you, first you can choose to have certain percentage of the money
for nominating your account for the transaction, or you can go into partnership
for a proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which
ever option you choose, feel free to notify me. I have mapped out 5% of
this money for all expenses incurred in processing the transaction. If
for some reasons you do not prefer a partnership, I am willing to give
you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% that is meant for me, will
be for the investment in your country. Please, contact me on the above
Email prince_lgwesi@yahoo.com ,provide me with your telephone number so
we can discuss further and a chance for you to ask me any question you
may have in mind, while you maintain the absolute secrecy required in the
transaction.i will give you my telephone number if necesary.please kindly
get back to me with your detail contacts.
Yours faithfully,
MR.PRINCE LGWESI JR.






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