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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • zakmomoh@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Zak Momoh <zakmomoh@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:14:00 +0200
Subject: Urgent Message

Request For Assistance

You may be surprise to receive this letter from me, since you don't know me personally, I got your contact
from the Netherlands internet directory chambers through my quest for a reliable person to confide with, I
am ZAK MOMOH the first son of MOYO MOMOH who was recently murdered in a land dispute in
Zimbabwe.

I am writing this letter to request your assistance and confidentiality to handle a transfer of fund into a
Foreign Country and I decided to write you,my late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich
farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling Government of President Robert Mugabe, for
his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the white minority.

Before my fathers death, he has taken his fund to Europe and deposited the sum of Thirty six Million
United State Dollars ($36million)with a Security and Finance Company as if he foreseen the looming
danger in Zimbabwe. This money was allocated for the purchase of new Machinery and chemical
products for Agro allied farm and for the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.

These land problems arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act that wholly
affected the rich white farmers, and the blacks vehemently condemned the "modsoperandi" adopted by
the government. This resulted to rampant Killings and mob action by the war veterans and some political
thugs,precisely more than three thousands(3,000)people have so far been killed.Heads of government
from the west, especially Britain and United States have voiced their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.
Subsequently, South Africa Development Community (S.A.D.C) has continuously supported Mugabe's
new land act, it is against this background that my entire family who are currently residing in South Africa
have decided to transfer my father's money into a foreign Country.

As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign partner
where this money could be transferred to without the knowledge of my government who are tactically
freezing our family's wealth and South Africa government seem to be playing along with them. I am faced
with the dilemma of investing this money in South Africa for the fear of encountering the same experience
in the future,since both countries have the same political history.

More so, The South Africa Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment, Hence I am
seeking for political asylum in The Netherlands from where i am presently communicating with you this
message now. As a business person, I wannts to entrust my future and that of my family into your hands, I
must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not
necessarily matter.

For your assistance,we are offering you 15% of the sum, 80% for me and my family, while 5% will be
mapped out for any expenses that we may incurred during this transaction.We wish to invest our money
on commercial properties based on your advice.Finally,i will demand for a total assurance and sincerity on
your part when the fund gets to you in your country.

If this proposal is accepted by you, please confirm by you sending me an email on my safe and more
secure email address at (zakmomoh@hotmail.com).

Please also includes your telephone number for mutual contact and discurssions.

Thanks and God bless you. Awaiting your urgent response.

Kind Regards ,

Zak Momoh .

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