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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 lawson <jlawson777@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:35:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENTY ASSISTANCE.


FROM:MRS.JANET LAWSON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA,
E_MAIL - jlawson777@yahoo.com

DEAREST ONE


PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

With due respect trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe will be a great interest to you.I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the internet for reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and
i. That is why I contacted you.

I am MRS.JANET LAWSON the wife of MR.YUSUF LAWSON of Zimbabwe.During the current war against famers in Zimbabwe and from the support of our president ROBERT
MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country, all the white and black farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasurer of the farmer's co-operation did not suport his idea and so the party members invaded my husband's farms and burnt everything in the farm,Killed my husband and made away with a lot of
items in my husband's farm.After the death of my husband, I and my childern descided to move out of Zimbabwe because our lives was in danger with the money that my husband kept in his hidden safe in my house.The amount contained in the safe is US$20M (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) and we descided to code the money and move to the Republic of SOUTH AFRICA where we deposited the money in a SECURITY COMPANY as a valuable item.So I decided to make contact with an overseas firm who will assist me and family to move this money out of South Africa,because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa,and can not continue to suffer when we have such amount of money in the security company.

So,if you consider this proposal, my family and i have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and 5% will be mapped out for expenses both of us may incure during this transaction and 70% Will be for me
and family to invest in your country. All I want is for you to furnish me with all your banking details and your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
NOTE: That this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Then,if you are interested to help me and my children please contact me immediately

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regard,

JANET LAWSON(MRS)

(FOR THE FAMILY)

















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