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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: miriamborsky@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:11:25 +0200
Subject: HOW ARE YOU

FROM:MRS.MIRIAM BORSKY
SUITE120 JUBILEE, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-83-467-6122
FAX:+27-83-467-5964


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN:DIRECTOR/C.E.O

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I found your contact while I was
doing aprivate research on the Internet for a reliable andcapable foreign
partner that will assist me and my
family.

I am MRS.MIRIAM BORSKY the wife of MR.DENNIS BORSKY of Zimbabwe.
During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe and from the support of
our President Robert Mugabe toclaim all the white owned farms in our country,
all the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party
members and his followers.
My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasurer of
the white farmers co-operation did not support his idea and so the party
members invaded
my husband?s farms and burnt everything in the farm,killed my husband and
made away with a lot of items inhis farm.

After the death of my husband, I and my family decided to move out of Zimbabwe
because our lives were in danger with the money that my husband kept in his
hidden safe in my house. The amount contained in the safe is US$29M (Twenty
Nine Million United states Dollars)and we decided to code the money and move
to the Republic of South Africa where we deposited themoney in a Security
Company as a valuable
item.

So I decided to make contact with an overse as firm whom will assist me to
move this money out of South Africa,because we are asylum seekers here in
South
Africa. Soif you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give you 30% of
the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and 10%
will be mapped out for expenses both of us may incure during this transaction
and 60% will be for me and family to invest in your country.

All I want is for you to furnish me with all your banking details and your
personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication

.Please reply me through my private mail:miriamborsky1@yahoo.co.uk

NOTE: That thistransaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,

MIRIAM BORSKY(MRS)

( for the family


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