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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +27839547495 (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.
  • frankbill_2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank bill <frankbill_2@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:42:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL


major general frank bill
Tele;+27-83-954-7495
Email;frankbill_2@yahoo.com


Sir\Madam

This letter should not sound as a surprise to you,I am major general frank bill am army personnel loyal to Mr morgan Tswangerai the president of (M.D.C)the opposition party in Zimbabwe who are crying deeply for the welfare of his people.

Due to my portfolio in the army,I was appointed secretly to carry out and to put a stop to the menece caused by president Robert mugabe dictatorship system of government which every part of the world bear us witness in what is happening to poor masser''May almighty father deliver us out of this bondage or shall we continue making mistakes by allowing war lords to be governing us with dirty hands full of blood.
lts true l am a military personnel.l want to carry out this duties dedicated to me the people,nobles and elders in Zimbabwe and to hand over the government to the godly man or woman whose leadership is by merritocracy and with fear of god.
lts an opportunity that will never strike again,this business proposal or contract will benefit anyone that participate fully in this struggle for the democratic change in my country Zimbabwe.We the two strong tribes that makes up the nation called Zimbabwe has mapped out some prrcentage of the mineral resources e.g platinum,diamond,gold,Natural gas etc and acres' of empt land to every individual or group of people that will finance this struggle depending on the amount an individual invested.
25%is for very investment by individual or group.
5% is for every expenses we incurred.
70%will be made for the nation and to rebuild the nation.
We have mapped out countries for holding our meeting.We have branches in south Africa which represents southern region,Nigeria which represents western region, kenya which represents eastern region European and American countries.
Moreover,we cannot come out openly to carry out this assignment due to the programmes of the African union in the continent.
We need a supporting hand financially,every hand that contributed immensely to the rebuilding of Zimbabwe he or she shall be rewarded with 25%of the total wealth that comes out of Zimbabwe.
For more information try to contact me on this line or E-mail frankbill_2@yahoo.com Tel;+27-83-954-7495 for more clarificaton.

Your Faithfully
frank bill
(president organizing committee for true democratic change)
)


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