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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: "Tulani Sholani" <tlanisholani2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:00:37 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL IN (SOUTH AFRICA)

IMPORTANT AND URGENT ATTENTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED
FROM: MR TULANI SHOLANI
ADD: 70 CRECENT STREET ROODERPORT
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL:tlanisholani@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+2782-058-3474
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Tulani Sholani from Republic of South Africa (RSA) the son of late
Mr Modise Sholani a genealogist worked with the De-bears Gold mines company
in Eden-ville South Africa.My father was one of the top black personnel in
the De-bears gold mining company before he deid.

Before he passed away, he really made a futune from the company with his
post then, and as a civil servant he did not bank the money in the bank so
that the government and the company will not raise an eye brow on him for
questioning on how he made his huge success.

My father sensibly and cleverly deposited his money with the SECURITY TRUST
COMPANY under false declaration as family valuables. My father made real
wealth and left us with broken heart.

Please my intention of contacting you for this quick and urgent
help/business is to assist us to move and invest this money my late father
deposited in the SECURITY TRUST COMPANY.Because the duration of time he
signed with the SECURITY TRUST COMPANY for the consignment to be with them
have expired and they have bean calling on us to come and pick up the
consignment as we are not able to continue to maintain the monthly servicing
agreement fees my he signed with them.

So please we are in need of your help and urgent attention is highly needed
to enable us bring out this consignment out from the security trust company
and transfer the money to your private or company's account immediately
before it will accumulate much bills because my mother is a qualified civil
servant(TEACHER) and her account can not carry this amount of money because
of our financial law here in South Africa towards the civil servant and I am
still a student on my final year in the school.

Thanks and I am eagerly waiting for your urgent reply through this means of
communications:-e-mail or phone call above.Please the total amount being
deposited with the security trust company by my father is TWENTY SEVEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR ($27,000000) and we are willing to offer you
%15 of the total sum for your assistance %5 for any expenses that might be
incured for the transfer.


Yours faithfully,

Tulani Sholani. (For the family)

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