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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: pwapo@easyinfomail.co.za
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 16:31:46 +0200
Subject: EXPECTING YOUR REPLY

Compliments of the day,



I introduce myself to you as Mr. P. WAPO ,I am an operations manager in a Major Security/Storage Company in Johannesburg .I am contacting with very priviledged and private information I do not wish you to share with any third party ,regarding the Late Mr.Rafik Hariri, the Assasinated Lebanese Prime Minister .In the Course of my duties in December 2005,Mr.Hariri had arrived to Johannesburg in his private plane and requested the assistance of my company to assist in moving some Cargo from the Airport to our storage facilities .I was delegated to handle this by my company and this consignment was deposited in the High Security Vault .It was signed for by one of Mr.Hariri?s manager?s who informed me that the Cargo contained a Large amount of money which was intended for Construction of a Multi million dollar Hotel and resort in Kempton Park Johannesburg and instructed me to accord it a high priority status. Construction was to have started in April 2004 however Mr.Hariri was ass!
asinated together with this particular official who had informed me of the money inside the box. After I heard about Mr.Hariri?s death on CNN,I was confused about what to do and the existence of such a Large amount of money in my care because nobody else knows about this information .I then decided to contact an Arab Banker here by name of Mr.Phil Nsane and inform him of the developments which is one of the reasons I am contacting you to act as the owner of this money and so I can inform my Company that you are the owner of the box and that instructions were left with me to hand over this box to you. With the Banker?s assistance ,this money will be transferred to your Account overseas however note the following:



[1] You are to arrange to arrive to South-Africa for 3 days,

[2] You are to give me a call immediately after you receive this Email.

[3] I will arrange all the modalities to present you as the owner of the box.

[4]The Arab Banker will assist in the transfer upon your arrival here.

[5]You are to provide me with your telephone and fax numbers immediately.

[6]I am contacting you only because of Mr.Hariri?s assassination and upon the instructions of the Arab Banker here.



Please visit the website, www.hariri.info ,for a profile of this distinguished gentleman whom I was opportuned to meet with and whose assassination has left a good opportunity for increased business expansion. I await your reply by Email :



pwapo@easyinfomail.co.za



Thank you very much.



MR. P. WAPO

JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH-AFRICA.

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