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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "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)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • thulani1965@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "thulani39 Gazeta.pl" <thulani39@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:56:45 -0700
Subject: PLS CAN YOU ACCEPT THIS FUND $30.5 MILLION TO BE TRANFER INTO YOUR
COUNTRY.


from Mr Thulani Gcabashe
board of director standard bank of south africa,
(chairman) Eskom Enterprises Swaziland
(vice chairman) Imperial Holdings Zimbabwe
contact with this my privat mail
(thulani1965@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thulani1965@yahoo.co.uk>)

ATTN: Sir/Madam

Compliments of day to you, obviously this message might
come as a surprise to you, but please consider it as a high> priority
issue, which will definitely change our destiny in
God's mighty name. I am Mr Thulani Gcabashe, one of
the Junior Directors of the Standard Bank of South Africa
. There is a Draft Account opened in this bank in 1992 by
a long-time client Mr. David Stevens, who was a foreigner
and is one of the richest farmers in Zimbabwe. Mr. David
Stevens was among the first white farmer killed in a tense
standoff between landowners and squatters backed by
President Robert Mugabe's ruling party in Zimbabwe.
Before he passed away in 2005 he has in our Bank the sum of
us$30.5 Million (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). am aware of every detail of his money
because he is my personal friend. and am the one who
advice him to bank with our bank.we confirm his account
detail during our last meetings when the report was made to
me by one of the Auditors. As a matter of fact the amount in
this account is currently us$30.5 Million (Thirty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) waiting to be
approved for immediate payment by the bank to any foreign
account holder with accurate details concerning this
account, In other words No withdrawal or deposit has been
made since the last date of the deposit of money into this
account.

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money
cannot be approved for payment into any local account, but
can only be approved to a foreign account because it was
insured and there is a clause in the depository agreement
by the Bank and Mr. David Stevens which states that on No
condition can any local withdrawals be made from this
account unless the money is transferred into an overseas
foreign account, In effect withdrawals can be made only
when the money has transferred from the vaults of the bank
to a foreign bank account. If you are willing and capable of handling such
amount in
strict confidence and trust according to my instructions
and advice for our mutual benefits, because this
opportunity will never come my way again I will use my>position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money into your nominated overseas bank
account with the appropriate clearance certificate from the
Ministries and Foreign Exchange departments. I will
physically be in your country for sharing as soon as you
confirm the money into your overseas bank account, but
agreement will be signed by both parties concerning the
sharing modalities and investment projects to avoid
misunderstandings. if is possible i can even invest or to
start an industry thruogh you in your country, i if you
don"t mind you can even come down to south africa for
your own benefict and confidients.

Finally, you should reply urgently furnishing me with your
private telephone and fax number.
Contact me through my privat email :(
thulani1965@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thulani1965@yahoo.co.uk>
)
when i confirm your willingness is when i will send to you
my cell phone number for security purpose.
Thanks and God Bless

Best Regards,
Mr Thulani Gcabashe, (Director Standard Bank of South
Africa )

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