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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • william_khml@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "william KHUMALO" <william_khml@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:52:47 +0330
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS & HOUSING
189 INDUSTRIAL AREA, UNION BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:+ 27-83-402-9270
FAX:+ 27-11-507-6920
Email : william_khml@yahoo.co.uk

ATTN: CHAIRMAN/MD/CEO
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
Sir/Madam,

I write this proposal to intimize you about investment project we want to
invest with you in your Country/ Anywhere provided that you are a Man/Woman
of good omen. Actually, we know that you will be surprise to receive this
proposal from us in sense that you did not know us from the beginning and
how my colleagues and me got your personal contact.

However, I am Mr WILLIAM KHUMALO , General Accountant with Department of
Works & Housing South Africa, we received your contact information from your
Country Trade and Industry Johannesburg, though we did not disclose our
business intention to them rather we decided to contact you directly and to
inform you about this deal base on your executive profile and business
opportunity in your Country. My colleagues and I after our due deliberation
and consideration, we decided to contact you and choose you as our
co-investor to invest the sum of Forty Million United States Dollars
{US$40MILLION} we have into our possession that is in Government Suspend
Account {RESERVE BANK} as over invoice {surplus} amount that happen due to a
contract awarded to Bulgaria Company for Construction and Re-construction of
Shopping Malls in our cities.

Then, according to agreement between African Countries and World Bank,
International Monetary Fund {IMF} and Paris Club Service to pay all Foreign
Contractors their contract fund {Money} with immediate effect. We now seek
for your assistance to champion this over-invoice of US$40MILLION into your
nominated bank account as the right beneficiary of this fund.
Subjected to our proposal, we need you to furnish/make available the
following details: - Company details, Private Telephone and fax number plus
Bank Details, which will help us have claim on this fund. On the acceptance
of this deal, we have agreed to offer you 35% of the total fund for your
assistance 5% is for expenses made by both parties while 60% of the total
fund is for our investment in your Country or elsewhere with you.

Further, to this deal/transaction we assure and guarantee genuine and proper
documentation of this fund on your behalf as soon as you furnish your above
details and ready to show your capability to champion this deal. We request
from you genuine assistance, goodwill and confidentiality until the deal is
over.

Finally, I will be with you in your Country immediately your banker confirms
the remittance allright. Note: please kindly hurry up and make those details
available via fax urgently to me, we will detail you more on how this deal
will take place, we thank you for your best interest and understanding into
this deal.

Thanks

With best regard

MR WILLIAM KHUMALO

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