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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "million 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27735170588 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • tolbertjoseph_001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tolbert Joseph" <tolbertjoseph_106@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:13:34 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

From: Mr.Tolbert Joseph
Contact address:tolbertjoseph_001@yahoo.co.uk
Tell+27-735-170-588
Mostyn Hall 7 Princess Place
Catherina Drive ,By Sandton Road
Johannesburg South Africa


My Dear:

My name is Mr. Tolbert Joseph, I work as manager overseeing the distribution
of imported materials to the late Mr Du Preez, Ignatius and Engineer
Potgieter Johannes, who suffered casualty from suicide bombing and died
during the Iraq crisis. I am writing this personal letter to request
your business cooperation.

This matter is in regards to the two gentle men mentioned above, who were
security contractors working for the DynCorp International in Baghdad Iraq a
security firm in charge of training and safe guiding of oil installations,
rings and other equipment. They were awarded a contract worth $ 35.87
Million US Dollars by ADNOC for the supply of security gadgets in oil
drilling equipment / machineries ware house.

They did receive a mobilization of 18 million USD as soon as the contract
award was approved and during 90% conclusion another sum of USD 10 Million
was paid to them , they did execute the contract but during the final stage
they ran into serious trouble with the militant suicide bombers and both
honourable men were killed at the same time.

SEE EXTRACT: They were subsequently killed on the 14th November 2005.
http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspx Scroll down to see their names on the
list .

I am a South African citizen too from Botswana parents. I did assist them in
communication and others during the process of the contract award. From all
indications it seems that the balance contract payment of $17.87 Million
Dollars was secured accordingly with the bank from where they are supposed
to make their own profits too .

Now the accountant in charge at the commercial bank here just called to
inform me that a transfer deposit of $ 7.87 Million dollars which was
made since December by the issuing bank was now in the account and the
account will be FROZEN by the end of this year if it still remains Dorman
/Non-Active hence the need that I contact you to enable us effect the
transfer of this fund without any delay to avoid losing the fund
.

Remember that most of the fund that came into this account was disbursed and
used to offset the debts and also to pay the contractors and material
suppliers from overseas too .

The remaining balance of $ 10 Million USD would be an issue of later
discussion since it was deposited with Barclays Bank UK with a two year
maturity Date according to the accountant .

A letter of authority would be issued in your favour as the foreign
beneficiary of the fund which would authorize you to receive the fund into
any of your yet to be nominated bank account , with the authorization
letter, we shall effect the change of beneficiary of the funds to be in
your favour.

You shall make immediate arrangement to hold a meeting with me here in
South Africa to proceed with claiming and transferring it to your
reliable account through my good contact at the South African Reserve Bank.

Take note that this transaction is 100% legitimate and risk free. You shall
be entitled to 30% of this transferable sum for assisting to secure the
funds for investment purposes and we may set aside 10% to take care of ny
kind of expenses we might encounter .

Please ensure that this matter is kept strictly confidential.
Thanks for honouring this invitation. Expecting your email response in the
earliest .

Mr.Tolbert Joseph
Tell+27-735-170-588
Contact address:tolbertjoseph_001@yahoo.co.uk

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