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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: pndlovou@executivemail.co.za
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:43:37 +0200
Subject: MY FAMILY NEED YOUR HELP

FROM:PITER NDLOVOUTEL:
TELL:27-7334-91086
EMAIL:pndlovou@executivemail.co.za

DEAR SIR,

STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL You may be surprised to
receive this letter from me, sinceyou don't know me
personally. Thus, I have to introducemyself. I am MR.PITER
NDLOVOU ,the first son of Late MR.MICHAEL NDLOVOU a farmer
and leader movement for democraticchange[MDC] in Zimbabwe
until recently, he was murdered inthe land dispute in
Zimbabwe. I was furnished with viable information from
theInternational Trade Centre here in Johannesburg and
Idecided to write to you. Before the death of my father,
hehad taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum
ofUSD$22,000,000(TWENTHY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS),in aSecurity Company, as if he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe. This amount was meant for the purchase
of newmachines and chemicals for the farms and the
establishmentof the new farms in Swaziland. This land
problem came whenZimbabwean President MR.ROBERT MUGABE
introduced a new LandAct which wholly affected the rich
white farmers and somefew black farmers. This resulted to
the killing and mobaction by Zimbabwean war veterans and
some lunatics in thesociety. Infact, alot of people have
been killed because of thisland reformed Act for which my
father was one of thevictims. It is against this
background, that I and myfamily who are currently staying
in South Africa decided totransfer my father's money to
foreign account since the lawof South Africa prohibits a
refugee (asylum seeker) to openany bank account or to be
involved in any financialtransaction. As the eldest son of
my father, I am saddled with theresponsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account wherethis money could be
transferred without the knowledge of mygovernment who are
bent on taking everything we have got. Iam faced with the
dilemma of investing this amount of moneyin South Africa
for fear of going through the sameexperience in future
since both countries have similarpolitical history.
Moreover,the South African ForeignExchange policy does not
allow such investment as an asylumseeker. As a businessman,
whom I have entrusted my futureand of my family in his
hands,I must let you know that thistransaction is risk
free. If you accept to assist me and myfamily,all I need
you to do for me is to make arrangementand come to
Johannesburg -South Africa so that you can opena
non-resident account which will aid us in transferringthe
money into any account you will nominate overseas. This
money I intend to use for investment. I have twooptions for
you,firstly you can choose to have a certainpercentage of
the money for nominating your account forthis transaction.
Or you can go into partnership with mefor the proper
profitable investment of the money in yourcountry. Which
ever the option you want,feel free to notifyme as I have
also mapped out5% of this money for all kindsof expences
incurred in the proccess of this transaction.Ifyou do not
prefer a partnership I am willing to give you20% of the
money while the remaining 75% will be for myinvestment in
your country. Contact me with the above telephone number
while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy
required in thistransaction. And no matter the level of
transaction we are,you must call me on phone first before
sending areply.Please, You should keep this transaction
secret andconfidential. PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS
IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm>

BESTREGARDS AND GOD BLESS.
MR.PITER NDLOVOU.
(For the family).
______________________________________________________________

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