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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: "EMAIL ME AT: jmzb@handbag.com" <joseph_mbala@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:50:50 +0200
Subject: contact Joseph M

Dear friend,

I wish to begin by way of introduction. I am Joseph Mbala the first and only
surviving son of late Marc Mbala one of the foremost and rich black farmers
in Zimbabwe recently murdered in the land dispute in my country.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg-South
Africa,to deposit the sum of (Four Million United States Dollars) US$4
million Only,in one of the private Bank, as family valuables, when he
realized the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals for
the farms and also for the stablishment of new farms in Swaziland. This land
dispute started when (PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE) introduced a new land
reform,which
was particularly targeted at the rich white farmers and a few black farmers
(my father included).

This resulted in the gruesome killing of rich farmers (mainly whites) and
the unlawful possession of their properties by Mugabe`s war veterans, under
the disguise of fighting for the interest of the country. It is against this
background that I fled the country with my family, to the Netherlands where
we are currently seeking asylum.

I have decided to seek foreign assistance, as the Netherlands law prohibits
asylum seekers from operating bank accounts or involve in financial
transaction of any kind, hence this letter to you. All I need is your
trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me with
investment opportunities. My family`s survival depends on this money as we
have virtually lost all our assets.

There are two options, firstly, you can choose to accept 30% of the total
amount for your assistance or go into partnership for the proper investment
of the money in your country. We shall discuss in detail the modalities
involved when you reply providing me with your telephone & fax numbers. I
await your reply, while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy
required to ensure a safe and hitch free transaction.

I shall furnish you with more details on request.

Yours truly
Joseph Mbala
Email: josephmbala@walla.com

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