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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: "kevin vuyo" <kevin_vuyo0001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 13:04:23 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTAIL

15 jager street
hillbrow johanesburg
south africa



Dear Sir,

My name is Mr KEVIN VUYO, the elder son of Mr.ANTHONY VUYO,of Zimbabwe.
During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party members and their followers. My father was one of the best farmers in
the country
and knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the
president’s supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, shot
him and
as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two
days. And after his death,

I with my younger Brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of
our lives to SOUTH AFRICA . BUT, before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL, which
reads "(MY BELOVEED SON ,I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF
($25,000,000=00). MILLION U.S DOLLARS WHICH
I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
SOUTH AFRICA IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY".

You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer
this money out of South Africa for investment purpose. I deposited the money
in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code. your
mother has all the documents. Take good care of your mother and brother."
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist
us. I with my younger brother are now living in SOUTH AFRICA as POLITICAL
ASYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law of SOUTH AFRICA does not
allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain financial rights to such huge amount of money
.In view
of this, I cannot invest this money in SOUTH AFRICA since I do not know
anybody to invest it with, hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this
money out of SOUTH AFRICA for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am
prepared to Invest the total fund in your Company.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to
your
urgent reply .For detailed information.

BEST REGARDS,
KEVIN VUYO
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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