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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27837713766 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • johnmartins100@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "John Martins" <johnmartins100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnmartins2020@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:37:18 +0200
Subject: beloveth can you help me

FROM MR.JOHN MARTINS.
TEL:+27-83-771-3766.
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:johnmartins100@hotmail.com.


HUMBLE ASSISTANCE/FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

DEAR:SIR/MADAM,

This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather compel to contact your esteemed self, following knowledge of your
high repute and trust worthiness is borne out of this difficult situation
that my family has been engulfed in since my Father and Bread winner of my
family was forced to relinquish his position in the State, and my family
driven out of our country into exile.

I am Mr. John Martins, the son of Brigadier Arnold Martins from Angola. As
the only son, I am looking for an individual / company who can assist me in
transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad to a company / private
account. I decided to solicite for your assistance to transfer the sum of
35Million (Thirty five million United States Dollars)deposited by my late
father in a private security company in Johannesburg South Africa. Before
the death of my father he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunitions
procurement for the Angolan Army. In his (WILL) he specifically drew my
attention to the sum of US$35. Million, which he deposited in the safe box
in private security company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In fact he said and I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw your Attention to
the sum of US$35 Million. I deposited the box containing the fund in a
security company in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the war I found out
that some senior army officials and government functionaries were busy
helping themselves with government funds and Properties and sending them to
foreign countries.

Due to this, when the former Special Adviser to the President and I were
assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South
Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity to divert the money For our
personal use. When we so shared the money, I got a total sum of US$35
Million).

After the burial I decide to move to south africa where this money was
deposited and withdraw it and put to use and was disappionted as it is
against the human right law SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998
that aslyum seekers in the country do not have the right to operate a bank
account or to run an enterprise in the country,after much considiration we
arrive at a piont that it will be of intrest for us to contact a partner who
we will trust and insure him or her the beneficiary of this fund. I would be
very grateful if you can assist me. Now what I would like you to do for me
as an international partner is to help me clear this fund From the security
company using your name as the beneficiary of the fund. You can contact me
on this number:+27-83-771-3766.

Moreover I have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the
transfer and the remaining 75% for the family s investment abroad, which you
will assist us to materialize Please, your utmost trust, sincerely and
confidentiality is highly needed in this transaction, Because of my
condition, be free to ask any question you consider necessary and be kind to
provide me with your communication facilities for smooth and confidential
link, should this meet your utmost consideration,

please give me your earliest reply on or before three working days for more
details.
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

MR. JOHN MARTINS.

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