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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: "james sepho" <jsepho20@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:58:18 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE!!



Tel +27-73-134-2212

jsepho@hotmail.com

ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO



Greetings. It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter I am Mr.
JAMES SEPHO, I work for the Department of Minerals and Energy Resources in
South Africa and by this letter I am representing and also acting on behalf
of my two other senior colleagues whose mandate I have got to contact a
trusted and reliable foreign based businessman, concerning a business matter
of mutual benefit to all.

By this mandate given to me, we are in dire need of a foreign businessman to
assist us in the transfer / investment of USD 21,000,000.00.twenty One
Million United States Dollars). The key issues are the transfer and the
subsequent investment of the said sum.

We are ready to go into agreement with you and also offer you a negotiable
fee for the putting together and investment portfolio.

It does not matter whether or not you own a company or you invested funds
before, we shall guide you on what to do. The bases will be that a major
company won a contract from my Department and subcontracted it to you. More
often, big trading company and firms of unrelated fields win contract and
subcontracts to more specialized firms for execution.

We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws in
transferring the funds are legitimate and authoritative.

Please, be informed that under the South African Government monetary policy,
strategic positioned officials are not allowed to operate or own bank
accounts overseas. Hence our need is to look for a foreign partner to
front for us.

We pray that you take the essence of this letter in strict confidence, as
the three officials involved would not like to be exposed to the Sauth
African Goverment or any other Authority, upon your acceptance to assist us.
Details will be made available to you as soon as you reply.

You are to contact me only on thisTelephone number+27-73-134-2212,or email
address{jsepho@hotmail.com} specifically meant for this business, for
confidential, please don't call me during office hours / security reasons.

Thank you and God bless, as I wait for your urgent response.

Best regards


JAMES SEPHO

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