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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • george@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mark George" <royal013@canada.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:57:41 -0800
Subject: I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.



RELOCATION AND PARTNERSHIP.

My name is Mr mark George Auditor General of one of the
prime banks here in South Africa strongly believe that this
message would come to you as a surprise, during the course
of our auditing. I discovered a floating fund in an account
opened in the bank in 1998 and since 2000 nobody has
operated on this account again, after going through some old
files in the records I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr.Arthur Coleman, a foreigner,
and an industrialist, and he died since 1999.and no other
person knows about this account or any thing concerning it
the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that Arthur Coleman until his death was
the manager of Diamond Safari [pty] South Africa. The
amount involved is ($126,000,000.00)one hundred and twenty
six million United States dollar only.

But we want to first transfer $26,000,000.00 . twenty six
million United States Dollar. first from this money into a
safe foreigners account abroad before the rest and upon
successful transaction without any disappoint from your
side, we shall then re apply for the payment of the
remaining rest amount to the account am only contacting you
as a foreigner in this transaction because this money can
not be approved to a local person here without valid
international foreign passport, but can only be approved to
any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers
license and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars
and the former owner of the a/c Mr Athur Coleman is a
foreigner too and the money can only be approved into a
foreign a/c and I do not know any foreigner that can help
me.

I got your contact through the research I made in the south
african chambers of commerce internet bureau{S.A.C.C.I.B}I
am revealing all this to you with believe in God that you
will never let me down in this business. I want us to meet
face to face to build more confidence and to sign a binding
agreement that will bind us together before transferring
this money to any account of your choice where this fund
will be safe before i'll fly to your country for
withdrawal,sharing and if possible investments.

I need your full co operation to make this work fine,
Because the management is ready to approve this payment to
any foreigner who has correct information about this man and
his account, which I will make avialable to you.I need your
strong assurance that you will never let me down.With my
influence and the position of some bank official we can
transfer this money to any reliable account which you can
provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.

And to build more confidence i'll suggest if you can arrange
an immediate visit to discuss with me face to face after
which we shall proceed with the transfer in your presence. I
will use my position and influence to obtain all legal
approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and
foreign exchange deportment the conclusion of this business,
you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for
meand my partiner, while 5% will be for expenses both
parties might have incurred during the process of
transferring.


You can reply to me with this my private E-mail address,i
normally check it in my office all time
(mr_m4331313_george@yahoo.com).


Best Regard.
Mr Mark George.

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