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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: "magreet mboma" <magreetmboma@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:52:12 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SON

FROM:Mrs.MAGREET MBOMA

CONTACT:vicentmboma@yahoo.co.uk

Dear, Director/ceo

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, I am Mrs MAGREET MBOMA the wife of Mr. JOHN MBOMA, who was
murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe last Year.

I got your contact through world network online and your company profile,
hence I decided to write to you. Before the death of my husband, he had
taken my son VICENT to South Africa to deposit the sum of US$ 20m (twenty
Million united states Dollars),in one of the private security company, as if
he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a
box as a family property to avoid much demurrage from Security Company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for
the farms and established of new farm in Swaziland.This land problem came
when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act reform
which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks farmers.And
this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of
people was killed because of this land reformed Act for which my husband
was one of the victim.

It is against this background that my son VICENT who is currently staying in
South Africa decided to transfer my husband money to foreign account since
the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank
account or to be involved in any financial transaction througout the
teritorial zone South Africa. I am saddle with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign partner who can assist my son with his
personal/company's account where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government who are bent from taking everything we had.
The South African government seems to be playing along with them. I am
faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for
fear
of going through the same experience in future since both countries have
similar political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange
policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker.As a person, who I
have to entrust my future and of my family in his
hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. And upon
acceptance of this proposal you are advice to contact my son VICENT MBOMA
through the vicentmboma@yahoo.co.uk or phone number:(27 723-320-377) for
more details
of the transaction while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy
required in this transaction.

I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with us for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever the options you choose, feel free to
notify me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of
expenses incurred in the process of this transaction.

If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money
while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country.
Best regards and God bless,

Mrs.MAGREET MBOMA

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