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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: "garald nkomo" <garaldnkomo2001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:24:55 +0200
Subject: I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

ATTN: Sir,

I know this letter will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each
other; but for purpose of introduction, I am Mr GERALD NKOMO, the bank
manager of NEDBANK.

There is a United States Dollar $ domiciliary account opened in my bank by
Mr ROGER STEWART in 1993 and since 1999 November, no transaction has passed
through the account thereby rendering it dormant. On my futher inquiry, I
discovered that the owner of the account, Mr.ROGER STEWART, a foreigner and
consult at Kruger Gold Company, died in 1999. Nobody knows about this
account and there is no named beneficiary or next of kin to inherit the
money. The balance in the account is US$ 12,000,000.00 ( Twelve Million
United States Dollars) only.

I am contacting you as a foreigner so that you present yourself as the 'next
of kin' of the deceased, or appointed Administrator of the deceased estate
and forward application to NEDBANK for the money to be released and
transferred to your foreign account. I have decided to contact you because
with my position in the bank, I cannot prosecute the transaction personally
without the assistance of a foreign partner, but do not worry or have any
fears for I will be available to furnish you necessary information which
NEDBANK may request in order to approve your application and transfer the
account balance of Mr Roger Stewart to your foreign account.

Please respond or call me if it meets your kind gesture to accept the offer
so that I will inform you the step by step procedures you should follow in
order to get the money released and transferred to your foreign account.
Again, please note that we shall enter into a written and enforceable
Agreement to protect the identities and interests of the parties involved in
the transaction.

For your services, I am offerring you 30% of the total sum as commission
while 5% will be set aside for incidental expenses that might be incurred in
the course of the transfer. I will apply for my annual leave in order to
meet you as soon as NEDBANK has concluded all formalities to transfer the
money to your foreign account. I would appreciate honesty and truthfulness
in this business because I do not want to have regrets after the money is
transferred to your account.

I look forward to your earliest response through my above e-mail address.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Yours truly,


Gerald Nkomo. ( Mr )

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