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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: "zondin khumo" <zondinkhumo1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:11:08 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

FROM:MR ZONDINKHUMO
2B.ROSTENVILL G.R.A.
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-734-53-11-13
email:zondinkhumo1@hotmail.com



ATTN:
Dear Sir/Madam


CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT



I am MR ZONDIN KHUMO, the chief auditor of NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA.I got your
contact address from your country's Trade Journal.Your impressive and
managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership in these
regards.You are the only person that I have contacted in this business with
the believe that you will not let me down.

After going through some old files in the records department, I discovered
that there is an account opened in this bank in 1982 and since 1992, no body
has operated on this account.The owner of this account is late MR.JEROME N.
SNAGA,a foreigner and a miner at the Anglo Gold PlatinumMining Company in
Mafikeng,as a geologist by profession andhe died since 1992.Up till now, no
other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this
company does not know anything about this account
and the amount involved is US$18.000.000(EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS),and I want to first transfer US$10 Million(TEN MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS)from the money into a safe
foreign account abroad before the rest, but I have not gotten a trusted
foreigner.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here,but can be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in US DOLLARS and the former owner of the account
MR.SANAG was a foreigner and because of the need to involve a foreign
account, I need your full co-operation to make this work smoothly because
the management is ready to approve this payment to whoever that has correct
information to this account. Of which I will give to you later, if you are
able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this
opportunity will never come again in
my life.

I need your strong assurance,reliability With my position now in the office,
I can transfer this money to any reliable account, which you can provide
with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money,leaving no trace of any.You can also come
to discuss with me face-to-face then the remittance will be made in the
presence of both of us.Then we will fly to your country at least two days
ahead before the money gets into your account .I have the tendency to invest
my own share of the money in your country in expectation to sound management
and good capital returns according to your advice. Be assured that you stand
no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to us now.

Therefore,after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, I am
offering you 35% of the total fund, 60% will be for me while 5% will be set
aside for expenses that might incur during the course of this transaction or
you can call me to discuss on the percentage if this did not go well with
you.I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this fund,
other business ventures will derive
a huge success thereafter.

I will use my position to influence to effect approvals for onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the
ministries and foreign exchange department.I am counting on your sense of
confidentiality, as it is my desire to keep this to yourself.

Looking forward to your urgent response.


YOURS FAITHFULLY

MR ZONDIN KHUNO,

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