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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: "jasmgt500 jasmgt500" <engineerjasmgt500@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:01:50 +0000
Subject: TRANSACTION/ CONTACT US BY PHONE/FAX

Engr. Jason Mogoto.
Tel: 27-73-308-9676
Fax: 27-11-507-5168
Private E-Mail :(jasonmogoto600@msn.com)

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

With respect and humility, we are writing this letter to solicit for your
assistance; though it looks strange hence we don't know each other. My name
is Engr. Jason Mogoto one of the Accountant under the Ministry of finance
Republic of South Africa. We wish to express our willingness to transfer an
overdue contract sum of US$21M to your company's account, through the
Reserve Bank of South Africa.

SUBJECT: After due consideration, we have fully agreed to privately contact
you for this transaction. We are intending to retire from government
services to private business we decided to contact you for an urgent
business proposal. We have decided to deal with a neutral person like you
because of the nature of the transaction as we will equally be happy to
arrange with you on terms of trade and possible transfer of the funds needed
For the investment into your company's account or personal account. The
Ministry of Natural Resources incurred these funds as a kick back lifting of
Gold product.

This was a ground plot by some of the key staffs of this ministry for their
selfish interest. It was so unfortunate that they were removed from office
resulting from the change of Government and policies, which did not favor
their continuous stay in the office. This money $21M (TWENTY-ONE MILLION US
DOLLAR) is now floating in the Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund
waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Government policy On Civil
Servants, we are not allowed to own a company or operate a foreign bank
account. Hence my soliciting for your assistance to enable us receives this
fund into your company's account or personal account.

To enable us start the process and remittance of this funds into your bank
account successfully within 10 banking days, we need the following
information from you: Beneficiary full names, Beneficiary address, Private
telephone & fax number, Your bank particulars including your bank name,
address and your account number.

Note that as soon as we receive this information it will be forwarded to the
appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals. With the modalities
We have worked out, it makes it possible for you to act as a contractor who
worked under my ministry and now waiting to receive his payment and when
satisfied by the agencies your bank account will be credited within 48
banking hours.

This transfer is 100% risk free and hitch-free having done all the
underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the funds into your
bank account within the shortest period. We advised that you should keep
this transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to fax, and phone
only, because we are occupying a sensitive position in the government circle
and also this is once in a lifetime opportunity.

Finally, we want you to assure us that you will work on our instruction and
our own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with 25% of
the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation, 5% for any
expenses that may come up during the transfer while 70% remain for me and my
colleagues involved in this transaction.

Contact us by return call/fax for any question and further discussion.

Awaiting your immediate response.

Regards,
Engr. Jason Mogoto.

NOTE:Kindly send your private phone and fax number through my private email
address
(jasonmogoto600@msn.com) for security reasons or Contact us by phone/fax.

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