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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27838988554 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jonathan10m@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "san martin" <jonathan20m@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:20:07 +0200
Subject: lnvitation for partnership

201 Rivonia Street,
Church Road Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Cell phone: +27-83-898-8554
E-mail: jonathan10m@yahoo.co.uk



Attn: Director /C.E.O



My name is Mr.Jonathan Moyo, the eldest son of Sir Malaika Moyo, of

ZIMBABWE. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address;

I got it from the South African Information Network Online (SAINO) a

department in the South Africa Trade Center. I contacted you after going

through your website; hence I believe that you will use your good office to

assist me in actualizing my future.



During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters

of our President, ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our

country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party

members and their followers, My father was one of the great and best farmers

in our province and knowing that he did not support the idea and presidents

political ideology, the president's supporters invaded my father's farm
burnt
down everything, shot him and as a result of the wounds sustained, he became

sick and died after five days. After his death, I with my younger sister
decided

to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South Africa. Before
he

died he wrote his will that states (MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW

YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (USD 32.500.000.00) Thirty-Two million,

five hundred thousand United States Dollars. Which he deposited with a
security

company in South Africa. In case of any eventuality that I should solicit
for a

reliable foreign partner to assist me transfer this money out of South
Africa for
investment purpose. He deposited the money in a name of a foreign partner
who'

name was not specifically mentioned. Every document concerning the deposit
is

with our financial adviser. The fact remains that I cannot handle this
matter alone

without the involvement of a foreigner; this is in order to close the
clause.



>From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends

on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist me, I with
my

younger sister are now living in South-Africa as political asylum seekers
(REFUGEE)

and the financial law of South Africa does not allow us to operate account
of any type.

In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence I am
asking you to

assist me transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose. We
shall

discuss about your reward/percentage for your efforts and assistance once
you

indicate your interest.



Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we

establish trust and confidence between ourselves. For further detailed
information,

please contact me on my direct line Tel: +27- 83-898-8554, the key ward to
this

transaction is absolute confidential and secrecy as the lives and future of
my family

depends on this money. Looking forward to your urgent reply.



I look forward to a mutual business relationship with you, while I wait for
your kind response.



Best Regards,



Mr. Jonathan Moyo
(For The Family).

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