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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "frank zuma" <frankzuma_005@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:30:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE NEEDED

FROM : FRANK ZUMA
PLOT 18 MARVIN STREET
JOHANESSBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE:+27 -83-398-3450

MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE, VERY CONFIDENCE
PLEASE


ATTEN:President/Ceo,


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally,I am FRANK ZUMA,the first son of MR WERTY ZUMA, who was recently
murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from the INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
here in Johannesburg anddecided to contact you. Before the death of my
father,he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of Tweenty six Million United States
Dollars($26.000.000.00)in a security company as if he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines
and chemicals for the farmsand establishment of a new farm in
Swaziland.

Thisland problem came when the President of Zimbabwe MR ROBERT MUGABE
introduced a new Land Act which whollyaffected the rich white and black
farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob action by theZimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the ociety.Infact, a lot of people have
been killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of
the victims. It is against this background,that my family and I, who are
currently staying inSouth Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to a
foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum
seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transaction.

As the eldest son of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign accountinto which this money could be transferred
to, without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything
we have got, and South Africa seems to be playing along with them. I am
faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for
fear of going through the same experience in the future since both counties
have the same political history. More so, the South Africa Foreign Exchange
policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker.

As a businessman, I have to entrust my future and of my family in his hands,
I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to
assist me and my family, all I want you to do is to make arrangements and
come to Johannesburg, South Africa, so that you can open a non-resident
account which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you
will nominate overseas.

This money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for you,
firstly, you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for
nominating your account for this transaction, or you can go into
partnershipm with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in
your
country.

Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify me. I have also mapped
out 10% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of
this transation. If you do not prefer a partnership, I am willing to give
you 20% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in
your country.Contact me with the above phone and fax number or through
immidiate reply while I implore you to maintain secrecy required in this
transaction.

And no matter the level of transaction we are in, You must keep this
business secret and onfidential,Please.

God bless you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,
Frank zuma.

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