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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: "morris zulu" <morris_zulu11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:59:21 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE

From: "Morris Zulu
Subject:Ola----next of king
Date:Fri, 30 July 2004
Barrister Fidel Kumo
Email:morris_zulu11@hotmail.com
tel:27-833-692-084

I am Morris Zulu a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr Ola a
national of your country, who used to work with anglo america company in
South Africa.On the 2nd of may 1999, my client, his wife And their three
children were involved in a car accident along
Durban Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money that
belong to my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about $20million dollars has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next ten official working days. since i have been
unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3 years now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are from the same country and bear the same last name ,so that the
proceeds of this account valued
at $20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require, I have the certificate of deposit that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the
law.Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further.
I WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSE TO ME.
Best regards,
Morris zulu

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