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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: "daniel moyo" <danielmoyo4@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 21:48:27 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY

MR.DANIEL MOYO.
JOHANESSBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-731-325-564.
email:danielmoyo4@hotmail.com
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT.
Dear Sir/Madam,



My name is MR.DANIEL MOYO (Jnr) the elder son of PRINCE DENNIS MOYO, of the
republic of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you as to how I obtained
your contacts.I obtained your contact from the chamber of commerce and trade
of South Africa in Johannesburg.During the current war against the farmers
in Zimbabwe, supported by President, Robert Mugabe in his effort to expel
the white farmers of the country. He has ordered the white farmers to give
their farms to his members of the party and his followers. My father was one
of the most successful farmers in our country, and had been the Minister of
Finance in Robert Mugabe’s administration, but he did not like the idea of
dispossessing the white farmers of their land. For this, his farm was
invaded and was burned by the supporters of the government.

In the course of the assault, my father was killed, and the invaders made
away with many articles of the farm of my father. Our family house was
totally destroyed. Before the death of my father, he called me to the
attention of the sum of US$20 Million United States Dollars, which he had
deposited with a Security and finance Company here in South Africa, during
his tenure as minister of finance. I decided to get in touch with your
company, so that you will help me in the transfer of this money out of South
Africa. This has become necessary after I have been denied any right to own
Bank account or any other form of financial transaction here, for the fact
that

I am a political asylum seeker here in South Africa.
We (my sister and I) proposed that you should receive 25% of the entire
amount for your help in the transfer of the fund, then 70% of this money
shall go to us (my sister and I), 5% remaining will be used to cover any
cost or expenses incurred by the both parties in the process of this
trnsaction. Would you immediately confirm your interest in this transaction
through my immediate email adress, then I will give you more details as to
how we shall conclude this transaction.
In case you may have no interest in this transaction; I kindly request your
utmost confidentiality and secrecy in this matter for security reasons.
Thank you for your co-operation.

Best regards,

Mr.Daniel Moyo.

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