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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: "tomas gezi" <tomasgezi_20@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:24:56 +0200
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: MR tomasgezi_20
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27+73+5079328
Email: tomasgezi_20@hotmail.com
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O.

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
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Dear Sir / Madam,

My name is TOMAS gezi, the elder son of Mr.Ben gezi of Zimbabwe. This might
be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.I got your
address from the South Africa information and word online .

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert
Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his
followers,he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his
party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas,Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm.

Before his death,my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in
Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of US$18.5 million {Eighteen million, five
hundred thousand united state dollars}.After the death of my father,we
decided to move to the Republic of south Africa where he had deposited the
money in the Security Company as valuables.

So, i decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to
move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any account within South Africa.We have agreed to offer
you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for any
expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 75% will
be for me and family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your direct telephone and fax
number for easy
communication.You can contact me on the above Tel number. Note that this
transaction is 100% RISK FREE and absolutely CONFIDENTIAL.

Thanks and God bless.

Tomas Gezi

(For the family)

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