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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: "janet williams" <janet4williams001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:07:48 +0100
Subject: good day

FROM JANET WILLIAMS ,
DIRECTOR BOLWILLS INVESTMENTS PTY,
JOHANESSBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.

Hello,
I am JANET WILLIAMS , I am a South African National. I am forced to use this
medium of communication because of the peculiarity of the prevailing
circumstamces.I am the Firs child of Mr, Bolik williams,who was then
Executive Director Finance of
the DE BEERS DIAMOND COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA,before his untimely death on the
2nd of December 2002.
The DE BEERS DIAMOND COMPANY is the largest diamond mining conglomerate in
south africa and in the Southern Sahara.My father knew of his impending
death as he was suffering from Chronic Diabetes and as a result of this he
tried to arrange his matters well. Sometime in the first week of October,the
company embarked on a large mining project,that largest of its kind in a
decade and a lot of money was mapped out for this project. In the annual
General meeting of the Company, the company shareholders agreed that the
company should invest 65 Million USD in the project and the procedures for
that was immediately done.My Father been the Director of Finance was
responsible for the disbursment of the funds.However as fate could have
it,my late father was able to invest 8.6 million USD of the funds in a
private venture,though without my knowledge.
The mining project is presently underway,and on 15th of November,my late
father told me inconfidence about the existence of the 8.6million USD,that
he had illegally stashed away in a Financial Security Company,He further
explained
that he did this because he wanted to leave something for his family and
kids
before his demise.
He went on to hand over the whole documents concerning the depositing of
the
funds to me So at present the funds is deposited in a security company in
South Africa,though without the Knowledge of the company management. Since
my father`s death,the management has tried in vain to trace the funds,some
of my father`s foreign accounts have been traced and frozen. Now I must
confess that I am really in need of assistance
from a trusted person who will assist me to move this funds out of this
country for onward investment in a profitable sector of your countrys
economy.
In an event that you decide to help me and my family,you will act as
Guardian of this funds till when me and my family can leave the country,
morever because of my lack of knowledge of investment opportunities in your
country we will start a joint business of your chioce that will not
jeopardise the fund.
I want you to know that your efforts to help us will not be underestimated
as i am ready to compensate you with 25 percent of the total sum.and 5
percent for expencesses on both sides during the transaction, All i ask for
is for transparency and honesty and absolute confidential secrete as all
modallities of this transaction has been mapped out by my finacial advicer.

Please I ask again for one thing,that this correspondence is highly
confidential as my life and that of my family will be in danger if this
information leaks out.So please if you are willing to assist me, send me a
mail immediately and let me have your contact number, fax, so that I can
call you
and we talk in person to enable me know you better and tell you
the modallity of this transaction. Reply me via this email:
janet4williams001@yahoo.com , janet4williams001@hotmail.com
Thanks and God Bless You,

REGARDS
JANET WILLLIAMS

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