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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 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.
  • christopher_zuma@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: oliver zuma <christopher_zuma@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:15:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM: DR CHRISTOPHER ZUMA

TEL: 27-737575011


SOUTH AFRICA

PRIVATE E-MAIL: christopher_zuma@yahoo.com


Attn: Dear : SIR/MADAM



I anticipate your appreciation to give few minutes attention to this
letter,
please read and understand the contents before you decide to agree or
disagree to this offer.

An opportunity for good should be utilized when it comes .In Africa, it
is
well known that Europe and other continents in the world are reservoirs
for
safety of Funds from Africa , I will so much appreciate for you to give
me
your maximum co-operations in this Fund deposit under your care.

I am occupying a sensitive position in my establishment of which I can
not
accommodate this Fund into my account because I declared my assets
before I
was appointed to this position that is why I needs your help to move
this
Fund out from here.

CONDITIONS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUND

1)TRUST MUST BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE BOTH PARTIES

2)THE FUND TO BE MOVED OUT ARE IN TWO METHODS

A1) YOU WILL NOT MAKE ANY EXPENDITURES TILL I MOVE THE MONEY TO EUROPE
FROM
WHERE YOU WILL RECIEVE IT.THEN YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENDITURES
FROM
THERE BECAUSE THE OWNERSHIP WILL BE IN YOUR NAME THEN.

B)DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER DIRECTLY

3) THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

( NOTE , A) ANY EXPENDITURES WILL BE DONE ON 50 /50
BASES.


4)THE PARCENTAGE OF SHARING SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FIRST BEFORE WE
COMMENCE THE
TRANSACTION


6) I WILL PROVIDE TO YOU A SPECIAL PRIVATE NUMBER WHERE YOU WILL ALWAYS
CONTACT ME AND MY PARTER ALL THE TIME

7) YOU WILL BE Entitiled To 25% of the TOTAL SUM 5% for expences. (
CALL
ME IF YOU ACEPT THIS PARCENTAGE.)

If these conditions are accepted by you urgently reply me and supply me
with
your private contact details such as your Telephone and Fax Numbers and
your
private Mobile Numbers for good communications during the entire
process of
the transaction.

All your reply mails should be sent to me through my private E-MAIL
above.

Best Regards,

DR CHRISTOPHER ZUMA


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