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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: "BARRISTER MICHAEL OLIVER" <moliver@web-mail.com.ar> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 17:54:50 +0100
Subject: Can you help me?

FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER MICHAEL OLIVER
Legal Representatives, Financial Brokers And Investments Advisers.
4th Floor, 32 Groove 2198 ZIMBABWE
Direct E-mail: moliver1@web-mail.com.ar


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister MICHAEL OLIVER a Solicitor, and Personal Attorney to Mr. JOHN EDWARDS a successful white Zimbabwe Farmer, On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their three children was murdered In struggle of land reform and the confiscation of farmland/properties owned by white farmers in Zimbabwe, with claim that it now belong to black indigenous farmers,


Unfortunately, after their death I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives since they have moved to Zimbabwe for over 45 years, this has also proved unsuccessful.



After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. To assist in retrieving the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Finance house where the deceased had an amount valued at US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars). Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now.

Find more story via the website bellow


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1210883.stm


I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5MD can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you, All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please direct your reply through this alternative mailbox moliver@web-mail.com.ar, if you are interest to enable us discuss further.

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Yours Faithfully,


Barrister Michael Oliver (Esq.).

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