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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27866305882 (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.
  • vin.cruz@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vincent cruz <vin.cruz24@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:25:57 +0200
Subject: GOOD


FROM VINCEN CRUZ
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
FAX: +27-866-305-882
PHONE: +27-837-660-225
Email:vin.cruz@yahoo.co.uk


Attention Sir/Madam


I am evangelist Vincent Cruz, the first son of late Dr. John Cruz. I am a citizen of Swaziland. My late father was the managing director of Alexcon Aluminum Company in Swaziland but unfortunately he died in the year 2005 after a protracted illness. Due to poor management of the company, and for the fact that I am so dedicated to school activities I realized that I am too young to manage a large company of that type and most of the director have already began to divert the net profit being generated from the company.


I therefore arrange with my father’s lawyer and sold the entire company to Mr. Alan Foster from Poland at the price of US $10, 600, 000, (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars). Due to constant pressure from my family members/ relatives and also fear of likely attack to hijack the fund, I arrange with my father’s lawyer to move the fund to one of the Security Company in South Africa, where I am currently staying with my two sisters.



However, I am a student of UNISA (University Of South Africa) second year theology and most of my time is been dedicated to school activities. At the moment, we want to transfer the fund to overseas account for investment because there is no good investment atmosphere here in South Africa. I therefore need your assistance to enable me transfer the fund into your private/companies account overseas so that I can relocate my 2 sisters and plan for the investment of the fund through your personal assistance.

I need your assistance in investing the fund because I have little experience of investment/management of the fund. It is also my plan that after the successful transfer of the fund into your overseas account, I will first relocate my 2 sisters to stay with you, while I complete my school.


What I need from you is honest and sincerity because this fund is my life and the life of my family. If you can assist us in this transaction, I will give you 30% of the total fund for your assistance, 10% for any expenses during the transfer of the money while 60% will remain in your account for (2 years) to enable me complete my school and join my family to plan for the investments.


Please, be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and please reply me through my private email ( vin.cruz@yahoo.co.uk) or through my private telephone and fax numbers for the confidentiality.

I await your soonest response.

Regards,


Vincent Cruz.
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