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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.
  • +27839252336 (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.
  • foreignaffairsministry@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Department Of Foreign Affairs Republic Of South Africa affairs" <foreignaffairs_ministry@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:22:21 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT COMFIRMATION

Department Of Foreign Affairs Republic Of South Africa
Private Bag X52
PRETORIA 0001
Republic of South Africa
My private Number Direct +27-83-9252336
E_mail: foreignaffairsministry@gmail.com

Attn: Sir,

Re: PAYMENT COMFIRMATION
I am
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in South Africa concerned with foreign contract payments.

I am
the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line to
foreign contracts settlement. I have before me list of funds, which
could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts
have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and
over-invoiced sum etc.

Your name was among the people expecting the
funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to
have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds. I have your file
before me and hope your data's are correct and un-tampered unless u
reconfirms it. As it is my duty to

recommend the transfer of these
surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts
as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the
instructions I received 2 days ago from the Senate Committee on
Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports
/ expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I
have decided to remit your contract sum following my idea that we have
a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS 1.
The sum of USD$55,5Million only will be paid into an account I will
provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will
be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes. 3. There
should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund
release are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE
with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the
transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate. I
hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma,

FOREIGN
AFFAIRS MINISTER.
Department Of Foreign Affairs Republic Of South Africa
Reply To This E_mail:( foreignaffairsministry@gmail.com)

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