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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "contact me immediately" (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.
  • +27834368749 (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.
  • dube5888@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Dube" <dubeafrica1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:16:17 +0200
Subject: ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/CEO

FROM : Mr. Joseph Dube
E:MAIL : dube5888@hotmail.co.uk
Tellphone: +27834368749



'Urgent & Confidential'
ATTN:


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not
know me personally.I am Mr. Joseph Dube, the only son of Mr.Micheal
Dube, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I got your contact address through network online hence decided to
write you. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$18,000,000(Eighteen Million
United States Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if
he foresaw the looming danger in my country Zimbabwe. This money was
deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid huge demurrage from the
Security Company.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals
for the farms and establishment of a new farmland in Swaziland. This
land problem came when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe introduced a
new Land Act reform, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and
some few black farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society.

In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformedAct
for which my father was one of the victims. It is against this
background that,

I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to
transfer my father's money to a foreign country since the law of South
Africa prohibits refugees open any bank account or to be involved in
any financial transactions throughout the territorial zones of South
Africa.

As the only son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred
into without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything. All I seek for is an honest businessman, whom I can entrust
my future and that of my family, I must also let you know that this
transaction is 100%risk free.

If you accept to assist me and my family all I want from you is for you
to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg South Africa, so that you
can help me in pulling out the whole fund at the security company and
also to open a non-resident account in your name which
will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will
nominate overseas. This money I intend to use for investment growth in
your country.

I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this
transaction, or you can go intopartnership with me for the proper
profitable investment of the money in your country.Whichever option you
want, feel free to notify me.

I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenseswe
might incur on the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money while the
remaining will remain for me and my family.

If you are really capable and willing to assist me please contact me
immediately with the above telephone, or this e-mail address with which
I have sent you this message. Finally, please treat this matter as
urgent as possible,I’m in dare need to leave this country soonest.

Thanks for your mutual co-operation, as I expect your soonest
response.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Joseph Dube.

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