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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: "Benson Gezi" <gbborder003@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:40:33 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAMILY

FROM: MR BENSON BORDER GEZI
TEL: + 27-83-688-8338
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/ CEO,

URGENT ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAMILY

Please do not be embarrassed to receive this mail especially since we don’t
know each other or meet in person before. I was opportune to have your
esteemed particulars from South Africa Information Exchange (S.A.I.E.), in
my search for a reliable person to handle a very confidential transaction,
which involve a transfer of fund to a foreign account.

My concern has centered on how I could transfer my late father’s money
amounting to US$11.5Million (Eleven Million Five Hundred United States
United States Dollars) out of South Africa for a better investment abroad. I
am BENSON BORDER GEZI, the son of comrade Border Gezi. My father was the
former Zimbabwean Minister for youth, gender and Employment creation. While
alive, my father stood against seizure of white farms and the distribution
of it to the blacks without compensation to the white owners. I would like
you to visit the web pages to read more about the story of my late father.

. www.Mweb.co.zw/standard/index.php?id=2908&pubdate=2001-04-29
www.dailynews.co.zw/daily/2001/December/December4/3891.htm1

Because of my father’s sincerity, he was killed by a planned motor accident
along Harare-Masvingo Road near Mvuma Province of Zimbabwe. Before his
untimely death, my father told me some few weeks earlier that he kept one
diplomatic box with a private finance and Security Company in Johannesburg,
South Africa, which contains (US$11.5 Million). He warned that he only
declared the contents of the diplomatic box to the Security Company as a
family treasure/ values, with insurance values of the said amount. He also
told me that he used my name as the beneficiary of this money being his
first child. The original document that shows the Deed of lodge, Proof of
Deposit, and Depository Agreement between my late father and the Management
of the Security Company was kept with the reputable South African Lawyer.
Because of South African Financial Law, which bared asylum seeker/ refugee
like me not to operate an account that exceed US$1000 and fear of the amount
involved, I decided to write to you to seek your help for this money to be
transferred into your company’s or personal bank account while all
arrangement for a hitch free transfer have been fully taken care of.

Please indicate your private phone and fax numbers, which will allow an easy
flow communication before or after sending the money into your account. I
want to assure you also that this transaction is 100% risk free. As for your
reward for this kind assistance, my family and I are ready to offer you 15%
of the total sum while 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred in the
course of the transaction.

If you are willing to help me, please try as soon as possible to get back to
me through the above private telephone number. Please, I do hope that this
money will be safe when finally transferred into your account. I do hope of
establishing a good relationship with you and your family after this
transaction. Please for confidential reasons, I urge you to reply me on this
private e-mail address. (bensonbgezi@thegolf.co.za). God bless you.

Best regards,

BENSON BORDER GEZI.

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