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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: "Osbon Oates" <osbonoates@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:25:52 +0200
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP

From :Mr Patrick Oates
SOUTH AFRICA


Hello Dear,

I got your contact from the International web site directory.Due to it's
esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person.

I am Mr Patrick Oates, the Son of late Mr and Mrs Tony Oates. My father was
a wealthy cocoa merchant in Bindura,the economic city of Zimbabwe before he
was killed by his political associates in one of their outing to make
political dialogue.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me and my
younger brother Vincent special because we are motherless. Before the death
of my father on 31sth May,2003.in a private hospital here in Bindura. He
secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he deposited a sum of
$9.5,000.000 (Nine Million, five hundred thousand dollars)in a security
company in one of the Africa country’s,(name withheld for security
reason)the country and city will be made known to anyone who will be ready
to assist me and my younger brother Vincent,to claim the fund.He used my
name as his first son as the next of kin. He also explained to me that I
should seek for a God
fearing foreigner who will come down open a non resident account and have
this money transfer into it,since I am not a national/non resident of the
country where he deposited the fund.where this will enable us transfer the
money to your own country where it can be invested into a lucrative business
of your choice.
For quick reference to glance through how my father was brutally killed
please visit the website
http://www.zimvigil.co.uk/rollofhonour.htm

Presently we are now in south Africa as an asylum seeker and we are
honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) current phone and fax numbers,
2) full name and address,
profession,age and marital staus,

Moreover , we are willing to offer you 20% of the sum as compensation for
effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated
account. Please,i will appreciate your urgent response and kindness in
helping us.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards.

Mr Patrick Oates

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