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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MONICA KOFFI" <monicamrs30@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:56:57 +0100
Subject: RESPONSE URGENT.

FROM: MRS. MONICA KOFFI

PLEASE

Contact My Son Mark Koffi

TEL: 00 27 73 77 586 72


Dear Sir/Madam,

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don't know me
personally, I am Mrs.MONICA KOFFI, the wife of late Dr.ALFRED KOFFI, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
through South African Information exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg
and I decided to write for an assistance. My late husband was among the few
blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the
ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and
sympathy of the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites. Before
his death, he took me and my son MARK to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
( USD$18.7 Million Dollars)in MARK's name as the beneficiary with a private
Security and Finance Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe.The money was deposited to the security company to avoid seizure,
and to avoid much demurrage from the security company.This money was for the
purchase of new machines for the farm and establishment of a new farm in
swaziland.

This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land
act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently
condemned the modus operadi adopted by the government that resulted to
rampant killings and mob actin by the war veterans and some political thugs,
precisely more than sixty one (61) people have been killed. Heads of
government from Western World especially Britain and United States of
America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans. Subsequently, the
South African development community (SADC) has continuously supported
Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that I and my
family who are currently staying in south Africa have decided to transfer my
husband's money into a foreign account. And I find out Diamond/Gold in my
husband's Box of Cloth, worth of ( 100KG )and Iwant to sale this and add to
one we safe keep and transfer to your account.

Please,if you are willing to help me,I and my son have agreed to give you
20% while 5% will be for any expenses incurred in the process of this
transaction. As the only wife to my late husband, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking for an account where this money could be
transferred without the knowledg of my government who had tactically
freezing our family wealth and South African Government seems to be playing
along side with them. We have decided not to invest this amount of money in
South Africa for the fear of seizure and encountering the same experience in
future since both countries have almost the same political history.

More so the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment hence we are asyllum seekers.I must let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free. Therefore if you accept this proposal,please
contact my son MARK KOFFI on his telephone number 00 27 73 77 586 72, Please
do send a mail with: mrmarkkoffii@micorreo.cai.es , but you should know
that this is highly confidential and shall be kept within you alone.

Have a nice stay and GOD bless you.

Best regards,

MRS.MONICA KOFFI.

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