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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jbevan_benard2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joseph benard" <joseph_family15@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:31:38 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND HUMBLE ASSISTANCE+27 73 911 9331.

FROM: Mr.Joseph Benard

P.O.BOX 46380 Orange Grove
2119 J.H.B South Africa
TEL +0027 73 9119331
Private E-mail:jbevan_benard2@yahoo.com

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO.

 

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met, Permit me however, I am  Mr.Joseph Benard a Son of Zimbabwean Farmer Mr. Zuma  Benard.I am contacting you as the need for me to have a foreign partner in your Country has become necessary due to my plans to relocate and establish a Private company in that region.

 

As the present political instability in my country Zimbabwe, does not  Encourage financial investment, as the environment is not conducive for Investment and most of all security is not insured,just as reported by International media. This problem started when the Zimbabwean government under the leadership of President Robert Mugabe announced a degree on May 31st 2000 to seize more than 849 white-owned farms. So far, more than 1,400 white owned farms have been invaded and confiscated as well as claiming the properties of the Farmers.

 

Therefore, I decided to contact you for your assistance, so that I can  Establish a company in your country and relocate there with this money mine Father kept for me in a security and trust company here in republic of South African.Which amount is US$15 Million, I will upon receiving this money on my behalf, pending my arrival to meet with you in your country so that we can both make further arrangements with regards to establishing the Company.

 

As a partner you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum, and in whichever Company that we both decide to establish when I arrive your country we shall Discuss that Facially. I am waiting urgently for your reply through this email and also visit our Political problem website

 

(1).http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm(2).http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
3).http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html
4). http://www.mdczimbabwe.com

 

Cheers and God bless.

Best Regards,
Mr.Joseph Benard

 

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