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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: "nicolson benson" <nicolson29@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:19:55 +0200
Subject: confidential

Tel:27 835336259

Att:

I am Mr. Nicolson Benson the elder son of the late Mr. James Benson, from
ZIMBABWE,I got your contact address from the South African Chamber Of
Commerce and Industry.. During the current crisis against the farmers of
Zimbabwe by supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to Claim all the white
owners farms in my Country, he ordered all the farmers to surrender their
farms to his party members and their followers My father was one of the
biggest farmers in the Country and although a black indigene, He did not
support the presidents political ideology.
Therefore the Presidents supporters invaded my fathers farm burnt down
everything , killed him and confiscated all his investments. After the death
of my father, my mother and I together with my younger brother decided to
move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. On our departure from
Zimbabwe, We took along with us some of the document's that my father gave
to my mother before he died, which my father told her that he deposited the
amounted of $20,000,000.00( twenty million united states dollars) in the
republic of South Africa before he died, as a personal valuables in Private
Security Company and we sought for Political asylum My Mother has suggested
and I agree that that we have to further move out of African Continent to
overseas for actual safety and to do a reliable business investments.
Therefore we have decided that I should contact any reliable overseas person
, firm, Company who could assist us to transfer this money out of South
Africa through a current investment account because as refugees we are not
allowed to operate any account . If my proposal is considered ,assisting us
to transfer this money to your country, we confidentially agree to offer you
20% of the total found, 5% will be for any expenses that may be incurred
during the transaction , 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country with your assistance. For detailed information, you can contact me
on my direct line:27 835336259 NOTE: PLEASE FOR THE REASON OF OUR ASYLUM
STATUS DO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE ALSO
PROMISE TO DO THE SAME. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK
FREE. TIME OF ESSENCE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.


Best Regards,



Nicolson Benson

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