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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: "hilda rossman" <hildarossman1961@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:21:50 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

>From Mrs. HILDA ROSSMAN
No: 304 Kings way ave Highland
South Johannesburg South Africa
Tel: +27 73 6819202
Att: SIR/MADDAM,

With due respect trust and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact
you do not know me, but please do consider this letter as a request from a
widow and family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs. HILDA ROSSMAN, the
widow of late Mr. Goodwill Jonathan Rossman. The renowned Zimbabwe wine and
cattle ranch farmer and owner of Rossman Farms in Zimbabwe.

I got your contact courtesy of a business journal fromthe South Africa
Information exchange in my earnest search for a reliable and trustworthy
individual or company that can assist my family in this business. During the
war waged against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters and cohorts of
President Robert Mugabe, to claim all the white/blacks owned farmer in our
country, My late husband belong to one of the classis of the farmer targeted
by the ZANU_PF armed group, because he did not support the ideas and
policies. In the cause of the revolution in the country, the ZANU_PF armed
group attacked and invaded my husband farms, burning, destroying and
eventual killing my husband may his gentle soul rest in the lord Amen.

After my husband death last year, I managed to escape the boundaries of
Zimbabwe in to the neighboring South Africa with my two sons because our
lives were threatened and Zimbabwe was no longer safe for us. We escaped
safely into South Africa with my husband
lifetime future of US$15Million (Fifteen Million United State Dollars) cash,
important documents of property little and other valuables which we
concealed and secured in two treasure boxes and transported to
Johannesburg South Africa through diplomatic means. The consignment boxes of
treasure was safely lodged and secured into the vaults of a reputable
security and brokerage firm here in Johannesburg South Africa.

In recognition of your management skills, power and investment opportunities
that abound in your country, I therefore, solicit for your assistance in
moving my family’s money into your bank account for safekeeping pending our
future arrival for investment. The family has resolved to compensate you
adequately by offering a brokerage commission of 20% of the money. I have in
mind to establish good business and friendly relationship with you.

Please if you would want to assist in this regard kindly contact my first
son's telephone +27 736819202 PETER ROSSMAN {JUNIOR} Or please send an email
to the family on my late husband's email address.

Thanks and God bless you
HILDA ROSSMAN{Mrs}

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