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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: lambertwilliam@bobblefish.com
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:37:00 +0500
Subject: urgent assistance needed

LAMBERT WILLIAM
E-mail: lambertwilliam01@yahoo.co.uk




(PRIVATE)

Hello Dear,

I hereby humbly write to solicit for your co-operation
and assistance in a
mutual beneficial Business transaction that required
absolute confidentiality.

This may come to you as a surprise as we have never
met Before, I got your
contact from international Journal which I saw in the
office of an
International consultant.

I am Lambert William the son of Albert William a
farmer here in Zimbabwe.
During the current crisis against the farmers of
Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white
owned farms in Zinbabwe
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender
their farms to his
party members and their followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country
and knowing that he did
not support the president’s political ideology, the
president supporters
invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, killed
him and confiscated
all his investments.

Now I am here in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, there
is available cash of
(US18.5 Million Dollars) Eighteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars which
has been tactfully secured in a reputable security
company in Spain. This
money was then deposited when my father was Alive.

I need your assistant to bring this money out from the
security company and
invest this money in your Country. I don't want to
invest this money in this
sub region due to poor economic policy, and also for
security reasons.

It is my desire to invest this money in Agriculture
Industry or any other
business you may suggest.

Please I need your help, is true we have not met
before but I believe I can
trust a person with your kind of reputation with whom
I can build a solid
business foundation.

I will compensate you with 35% of the total sum: while
the remaining will be
for investment according to your valuable advise. If
you are interested and
ready to assist, contact me E-mail:
lambertwilliam01@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks and be bless

LAMBERT WILLIAM

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