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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • thambamandus1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "thamba mandus" <thambamandus1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:29:33 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

thambamandus1@hotmail.com
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.



ATT; URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, but for the purpose of introduction. I am THAMBA MANDUS. the son
of Mr MANDUS, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.I
got your contact from the South Africa nfromation Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in
johannesburg and I decided to write for assistance. My late father was among
the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents
of the ruling Government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support
and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites.
Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposite the sum of
Twenty-two Million, two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars(US$22.2Million), with the Security and Finance Company,as if he
forsaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

The money was deposited in a box as consignment to the security company to
avoid seizure,and also to avoid much demurrage from the security
company.This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and
chemicals for farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and
Swaziland. This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a
new land Act, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
blacks vehemently condemned the "Modus Operandi" adopted by the
Government,that resulted to rampant killings and mob actions by the war
veteran and some political thugs.Precisely, more than thirty-one(31) people
have been killed. Heads of Government from the West, especially Britain and
United States of America have voiced their condermnation of Mugabe's plan.

Subsequently, the South Africa Government Community (S.A.G.C) has
continuously supported Mugabe's new land refrom Act.It is aganist this
background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa
have decided to transfer my father's money into a foreign account. As the
eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genune foreign account where this money could be transfered without the
knowledge of my government who are tactically freezing our family wealth and
the South Africa Government seem to be playing along with them. I am faced
with the dilemma of investing this amount in South African for fear of
seizure and encountering the same experience in future since both countries
have almost the same history. Moreso,the South Africa Foreign Exchange
Policy does not allow such investnment since I am an asylum seeker.

As a businessman who I must entrust my future and that of my family on his
hands,I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk-free.
Therefore,if you accept us we are willing to offer you 20% Of the total sum
for your assistance,70% will be for my family's investnment in your country
while 10% will be used for all expenses that might be incurred during the
process of the transaction.If this proposal is acceptable to you, write or
phone me, but you should know that this business is highly confidential and
shall be kept within yourself.

Best regards

THAMBA MANDUS

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