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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • trevormoyo03@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "trevor moyo" <trevormoyo01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:56:11 +0000
Subject: urgent business assistance

From:Trevor Moyo,
ADD: 23 churchhill jhb, central.
Email: trevormoyo03@hotmail.com.


Dear Sir/Madam,

This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your address from the intenet, website of South African Chamber of
Commerce in johannesburg, South Africa.
My name is Trevo Moyo,the elder son of late Mr Fidelis Moyo, of Masingo
Province of Zimbabwe.
During the recent war against the (WHITE FARMERS ) in my country Zimbabwe
from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe, to claim all the
white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all
white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his
followers.
My father was one of the richest farmers in Zimbabwe and he was Treasurer to
the members of the Zimbabwe's famers asociations[Z.F.M],Because he were not
in support of President Mugabe's ideas. President Mugabe's, supporters
invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father
and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm.
Before my father's death he made it known to me that he has deposited with
one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$30.7
Million (ThirtyMillion, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).As
GOLDEEN IMAGE(AFRICAN ART
WORK) that is meant to be ship to his friend abroad.
After his death we were forced to move to the Republic of South Africa where
he had deposited the money in the Security Company because his murderers
knowing that we identify them, also ware after our lives.
After readig about you on the internet i believe that somebody like you will
be capable of handling this kind of transaction so I decided to contact you
to assist us to transfer this found out of South Africa because as we are
(Refugee)Asylum seekers we are limited in so many areas,we are not allowed
to operate any bank transaction within South Africa.
Besibes that my family and i whould like you to assist us on any profitable
business we can invest this found on, in your country.
We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, 10%
will be mapped out for any expenses that we may incurred in the course of
this transaction and 60% will be for me and my family .
I have all the documents that was use to deposite this fund and am willing
to send then to you by fax.
If you are willing to assist us, kindly furnish me with your personal phone
and fax numbers for easy communication. And ,You can contact me on the above
Telephone number or contact me via my email address.
I asure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Best Regards,

Trevor Moyo
(for the family}

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