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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • patriciamanyadi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patricia manyadi <patriciamanyadi@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:54:12 +0200
Subject: PLEASE HELP US



FROM:MRS PATRICIA MANYADI
EMAIL:patriciamanyadi@hotmail.com


Dear FRIEND,

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you do not know me personally, but for introduction, I am MRS. PATRICIA MANYADI. the wife of ENG.CHRISTOPHER MANYADI who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through the South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in South Africa and I decided to write for your assistance.My late husband was among the few black Zimbabwean well-to-do farmers murdered in cold blood by supporters and agents of the ruling government of president Robert Mugabe for their alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled and sponsored by the whites minority.

Before his death, he had took me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$5 Million Dollars(FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)with a security and finance company as if he knew the looming Danger about to happen in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited in a box as treasures With security company to avoid the possibility of knowing that it was money and has an insured cover.This money was emarked for the purchase of machinery’s and chemicals for his farms and the establishment of new farms in neighboring countries Malawi and Mozambique.The land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land Reform Act that wholly affects all the well-to-do farmers most of them whites.

Some few blacks vehemently condemned the system adopted by the government that resulted to rampant killing and mob actions by the war veterans some political supporters which hundred of people been killed. However, heads of government from the westernworld especially the Britain and the United States of America have voiced their condemnation of mugabe,s plans. consequent upon this,the Southern African Development Community (S.A.D.C)has continuously supported Mugabe’s new land reforms Acts.It is against this back ground that I and my family who are currently residing in the Republic of South Africa have decided to transfer this said amount out of South Africa into a foreign bank account. As a widow, I am confronted with the responsibility of seeking a reliable and honest person or persons with genuine foreign bank account where this money could be transferred into without much taxation and problem of being defrauded. I am faced with the problem of investing this amount of money in the South Africa because my country and South Africa have almost the same political history. Moreso, the South African foreign policy on political asylums does not allow suchinvestment since I am residing under such status(asylum seeker.)

As abusinessman whom I am going to entrust my future and that of my family inhis hands,I must let you know that this transaction is 100%riskfree.Therefore, if you accept to assist my family,and me, we are willing to offer you 25% of the totalsum for your assistance, 70% will be for my family while 5% will be used for all expenses. If this proposal is accepted by you, please do reply by faxing or calling through the above numbers as confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over emphasized and kindly,send your phone number and fax number for easier communication.
THANKS

Best Regards
MRS. PATRICIA MANYADI.
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