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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: bensonmpoyo1@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:39:36 +0200
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM :MR.BENSON MPOYO
SUITE120 JUBILEE, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: + 27-83-334-2905.
FAX + 27-83-731-3101
mail:bensonmpoyo2@yahoo.co.uk

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

My name is, MR.BENSON MPOYOthe son of Mr. DENNIS MPOYO of Zimbabwe. This
might be surprise to you where I got your contact address. I found your
contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable
and capable foreign partner that will assist me and my family.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender
all farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items
in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg,South
Africa the sum of US$20M MILLION (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).After
the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa
where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me
to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are
not allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa. We have agreed
to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped
out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
Fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Telephone
,Fax numbers or and E-mail me.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Please reply through this mail: bensonmpoyo2@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR.Benson Mpoyo


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