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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • peterhans_2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Blessing Hans <peterhans_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:28:12 +0200
Subject: Plea for urgent assistance.




Plea for urgent assistance.

From: Mrs. Blessing Hans.
#1002 Kezi rural district,
Bulawayo Zimbabwe.


ATTN: SIR / MADAM,

I know how surprise this letter will come to you and would advice that you consider it as a request from a family in need of assistance.

I am Mrs. Blessing Hans the wife of late Mr. Peter Hans Snr. of Kezi rural district,Kezi rural district,Bulawayo Zimbabwe. I gathered your contact information from the Internet Online Search during my search for a reliable and trustworthy person that can assist me and my only son out with our only legacy.

I quite beleive on my own that you can be of great help as a child of God in this regard even if I am not acquainted to you before. However, you are the only one I have contacted in this transaction and will want you to keep it absolutely confidential from now to the end - even if you decide not to help.

The business involves the transfer of Ten Million United States Dollars Only (US$10 Million) into your personal account for safe keeping. This fund is inherited from my late husband who was assasinated by the president's (Robert Mugabe) aides in view of taking his lands and properties during the crisis on October 22nd 2001 which led to the killing and barnishing of foreign(white) farmers.

After the death of my husband on October 22nd. 2001 (A day I can never forget) I was approached by our family lawyer who told me that my late husband had filed a document with him which stipulates his "WILL". In the "WILL" he specifically pointed and I quote:

"Please dear,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$10 MILLION (Ten Million United States Dollars Only ).which I deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa in the name of our son Peter Hans (jnr) as the "Beneficiary" with all the documents filed by our lawyer. In case of my inexistence caused by death only, you and our only son (Peter) should solicit for a foreigner that can assist you to transfer the money out of the African continent for investment purposes. I have saved this money for the future of our only son. Please take good care of him and yourself as we shall meet to part no more".

From the above, you will understand that my future especailly the
future of my son depends on this money and as such I will be grateful if you can assist us in transferring this fund to your account overseas for our parmanent investments and resettlement.

You can contact my son in South Africa who is residing there as political refugee on his



email: address below.



peterhans_2000@yahoo.com [mailto:peterhans_2000@yahoo.com]



Tel: 00 27-78-656-9051

He will engage with you and arrange the modalities of transfering this fund legally and without any hitch.

For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 30% of the whole fund for your services to us and any expenses that may be incurred while the remaining 70% will be kept for us under your care till our arrival in your country.

NB:THIS MONEY CAN NEVER BE INVEST IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE REASON THAT THEIR PRESENT GOVERNMENT IS AMONG MUGABE,S ADMIRER.HENCE THE NEED FOR IT,S URGENT TRANSFER.

PS: You can view the related land crises in my country (Zimbabwe) on the below web sites.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm]

I await your urgent and positive response

Best regards,

Mrs. Blessing Hans.



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