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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: "Joseph Mungu" <josephmungu25@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:31:07 +0200
Subject: From Joseph Mungu.

FROM:MR JOSEPH MUNGU.
NO 33 JAGGER STREET
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-83-478-1181.


Dear Sir,

URGENT FAMILY MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE

My name is Mr Joseph Mungu, the son of Mr. Irvin Mungu from Zimbabwe. But
now residing in Johannesbourg, South Africa as a refegee with my family.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
Please I got your name and address through a commercial publication via
Internet courtesy of S.A.I.E. during my desperate search for someone who
could honestly and confidentially assist me by serving my trustee.ALTHOUGH,
IT IS NO LONGER NEWS,THE WORLD KNOWS THE WAY ALL THE BLACK AND WHITE FARMERS
IN ZIMBABWE ARE BEING BRUTALLY MALTREATED AND KILLED BY OUR PRESIDENT
ROBERT MUGABE.During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from
the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the black and
white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all
black and white farmer's to surrender all their farms to his party members
and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm.Before his death, He confided to me the sum of
US$50,000 000 Million (Fifty Million United States dollars, which he had
deposited with one of the Security Companies in Johannesburg, South Africa
as valuables.Since the death of my father, I have spent quite a fortune
looking for how I can make a breakthrough in order to transfer this money
out of South Africa.

The problem at hand now is that as an asylum seeker I am only using assylum
papers issued to me by the South African government. According to South
African Law, asylums are not authorized to operate any form of banking and
finance related issues of this magnitude. Also, I am not authorized to clear
or make any withdrawals from the consignment in the security company because
of my political status.So I decided to contact overseas firms and companies
that will assist me to move this fund out of South Africa for our mutual
benefit. Your assistance is highly needed because the security company is
ready to welcome anybody with the correct imformation and documents covering
this fund which I will give you if you agree to assist me and my family.

We have agreed to offer you 15% of the total sum for your assistance, 5%
will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of
this transaction and 80% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country. Now, all I want you to do is to furnish me with your full
addresses, your country of origin, your personal phone and fax numbers, for
further details regarding this transaction. You can contact me on the above
email address and telephone numbers.Note:- that this transaction is risk
free and 100% guaranteed based on the fact that my late father genuinely
made this money out all on his own through farming. Finaly, please do not
hesitate to indicate your interest and your willinness so that I will not
make further contacts regarding this transfer.

With Lots Of Regards,
Mr. Joseph Mungu.
(For the family)

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