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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tinotenda106666masawi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tinotenda masawi" <tinotenda10666masawi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tinotenda106666masawi@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:10:22 +0200
Subject: WE DO NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.

FROM:MRS TINOTENDA MASAWI
TEL/FAX:0927-8666-698-172
E_mail:tinotenda106666masawi@yahoo.com
17 Stuttgart Avenue,Randburg
SOUTH AFRICA.
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN : DIRECTOR/CEO.
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not
know me personally. I am MRS TINOTENDA MASAWI the wife of late Mr.Philip
MASAWI, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe, I got
your contact through South African trade journal, and decided to write you.
Before the death of my husband, he had taken me to Johannesburg during
the world summit meeting held in South Africa in (2002) to deposit the sum
of US$14.2 Million (Fourteen Million two hundred thousand United States
Dollars), with one of the private finance security companies, as if he
foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.


This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage
from the Security Company, This amount was meant for the purchase of new
machines and chemicals for the establishments of a new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe introduced a
new Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few black farmers. Go to
News.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june00/zimbabwe_4-21.html.

This resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans
and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed
because of this land reformed Act for which my husband was one of the
victims, It is against this background that, I and my only son who
are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my husband's money
to a foreign country since the financial law of South Africa prohibits
refugees from operating any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transaction throughout the territorial zones of South Africa,As the
wife of my husband, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred into without
the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything .

All I seek for is an honest businessman or woman, whom I can entrust my
future and that of my son, I must also let you know that this transaction is
100%risk free on both side.If you accept to assist me and my son all I want
from you is for you to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg South
Africa, where you will in front me open a non-resident account
in your name which will aid us in transferring the money into any account
you will nominate overseas.But if you can be able to come down here in
Johannesburg South Africa I will ask my family lawyer if there is any other
way to handle the transaction.

This money I intend to use for investment and growth in your country. I
have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage
of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, Or you can go
into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money
in your country.I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of
expenses we might inure during the process of this transaction.If you do
not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the amount while
the remaining 70% will remain for me and my family.Whichever the option you
want,feel free to notify me.If you are really capable and willing to assist
me please contact me immediately with the above this e-mail
address{tinotenda106666masawi@yahoo.com} with which I have sent you this
message.Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible,
I'm in dire need to leave this country soonest.

Thanks for your mutual co-operation and i expect your soonest
response.
Regards,
MRS TINOTENDA MASAWI

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