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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: petkhu@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:25:13 +0200
Subject: U . B . A (CONSULTING).

Mr. PETER KHUMALO.
TEL: +27- 73-1954029
EMAIL:petkhu@hotmail.com



BUSINESS ASSISTANCE/JOINT VENTURE

DEAR:SIR/MADAM,


No doubt,I know you will be surprised to receive this proposal.Actually Igot your contact
address from the internet here in South Africa when I was making an intensive research for
my investment in your country then I decided to contact you directly.First,I must introduce
myself. My names is Peter Khumalo,the elder son of Mr.Smith Khumalo of Zimbabwe.

During the last year current crisis 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 and rich black farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their follower.
My father was one of the best farmers in the country and a major financier/sponsor of the
opposition party[Movement for Democartic Change MDC,and knowing that my father did not
support the president Political ideology,the president supporters invaded my father's farm,
kill him and took over it.

After the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger brother decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. We took along with us the GB£ 32.7 Million British Pounds
we get from the auctioning of our estates, farms and other businesses belonging to our family.

The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private security firm based
here in Johannesburg South-Africa. The officials of the firm believes they are helping me in
keeping my personal Valuables, not realizing, that it is money. My self and my mother have
decided to contact any reliable overseas firm/person who could assist us to transfer this
money out of The Republic of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa
we can not open a non-resident account through which this fund will be channeled out to nominated
overseas account.

If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to your country, we
will offer you 25% of the total fund, and 10% of the total will be set aside to cover any expenses
incurred during this transaction. 65% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under
your supervision.

PLEASE REPLY MY MAIL WITH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: petkhu@hotmail.com

I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY.

Best Regards,

Mr. PETER KHUMALO.

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