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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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Fraud email example:

From: "ashak kuba" <ashak_kuba45@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:32:13 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

NO.1 ANDERSON STREET
JOHANNESBURG .
SOUTH AFRICA
+27-83-5223-770


ATTN:THE DIRECTOR/ C.E.O



STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me since you don't know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that,I am Miss.ASHA KUBA,the
daughter of R.PEDRO KUBA a farmer and leader movement for democratic change
(MDC)in Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from theInternational Trade Centre
here in Johannesburg and I decided to write to you. Before the death of my
father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$15(FIFTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATESDOLLARS),in a Security Company, as if he fore saw the
looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and the establishment of the new farms in Swaziland. This land problem
came when Zimbabwean President MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers.This
resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some
lunatics in the society. Infact, alot of people have been killed because of
this land reformed Act for which my father was one of the victims. It is
against this background, that I and my family who are currently staying in
South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to foreign account since
the law of South Africa prohibit a Refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank
account or to be involved in any inancial transaction.

As the eldest daudhter of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred
without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we
have got.I am faced with he dilemma of investing this amount of money in
SouthAfrica for fear of going through the same experience in future since
both countries have similar political history.

Moreover,the SouthAfrican Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. As a business man,whom I have entrusted my
future and of my family in his hands,I must let you know that this
transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family,all I
need you to do for me is to make arrangement and come to Johannesburg -South
Africa so that you can open a non-resident account which will aid us in
transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas.This
money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for you,firstly you
can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for nominating your
account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for the
proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which ever the
option you want,feel free to notify me as I have also mapped out 5% of this
money for all kinds of expences incurred in the proccess of this
transaction.If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 20%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country. Contact me with the above telephone number while I implore you to
maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. And no matter
the level of transaction we are, you must call me on phone first before
sending a reply.And send your fax number and telephone number.

Please, You should keep this transaction secret and COnfidential.send your
fax and telephone numbers.

BEST REGARDS AND GOD BLESS,

Miss.ASHA KUBA (For the family)

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