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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: "w223_willians john" <w223_willians@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnwillians@myway.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:11:13 +0200
Subject: ASSIST

From: Mr.John willians.
8 Zulberg Close,
off Ernest Oppenheimer Road,
Johannesburg 2196,
Republic of South Africa.

Dear Sam Elliot,

RE: TRANSFER OF US$125,000.000.00
(ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
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I am the personal account officer to the great late INDUSTRIALIST who had an
account in one of the top banks here in South Africa.
Forgive my contact because this letter comes to you as a surprise, as you
don't know of it's coming before. My contact is for you to please assist to
transfer US$125,000.000.00 ( One hundred & twenty- five million United
States dollars only) in tranches from a Prime Bank here in South Africa to
any oversea's account(s). The account was opened in 1998 and he died in
2003 without a written or oral WILL and since 2003 nobody had operated the
account . The account is dormant and the funds floating .
If I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited to the bank
.
Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction
because of my official position and nature of the deal . The business can be
concluded in 10 (ten) banking days .I am sure and have confidence of your
ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude

The account holder was a foreigner and no other person knows about this
account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and
until his death he was the accountant of the company. My investigation
through the National immigration department proved to me as well that he was
single as at the time of his entry into the Republic of South Africa. The
credit balance in this account is USD$125 Million ( One Hundred & Twenty
five Million United States Dollars only)

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management of the
bank will welcome any foreigner who has correct information on this account
which I will disclose to you if you are interested to do this business
with me.There is no risk in this business if you follow my instructions.
Given my position and my personal rapport with the manager of the bank,
the funds can be transferred to any account(s) you nominate .I need an
assurance from you that this money will be intact pending my arrival to
your bank for disbursements.

We will start with the first swift wire-transfer of US$25 million( Twenty
-five million United States only) Upon successful transfer of the first
tranch without any disappointment from your side, you shall apply for the
outstanding sum of US $100 Million to the same or other account(s).

Armed with correct information as a foreigner and appropriate documentations
as we shall arrange I will use my position to secure a prompt conclusion to
the transaction .

Your duty is to send me the banking coordinates for the transfer while
maintaining the required confidentiality . At the conclusion of the transfer
you will receive 35%, 5% will be for any expenses both parties incurred in
the process of this business and 60% of the funds will be for me.

Upon your strong assurance of your full cooperations and receipt of your
account details then I will start the process of the funds transfer to
your account without further delay.

Revert to me by return email for further guidance.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperations.

Reply me with johnwillians@myway.com

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.John willians.

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