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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:
  • "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.
  • dubewillson2222@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dube willson <dubewillson18@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:12:24 +0200
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?URGENT_REPLY=FE?=




From: Evangelist Dube Willson Tel: + 27-73-175 2341.EMAIL, dubewillson2222@hotmail.com
Dear Six/Madam,I am Evangelist Dube Willson,the first son of late Dr. JohnDube. I am a citizen of Swaziland. My late father was themanaging director of Aluminum Company in Swaziland butunfortunately he died in the year 2002 after a protractedillness. Due to poor management of the company in mycountry and for the fact that I am so dedicated to churchactivities realized that I am too young to manage a largecompany of that type and most of the director have alreadybegan to divert the net profit being generated from thecompany. I therefore arrange with my father?s lawyer and sold theentire company to Mr. Alan Foster from Poland at the priceof US $10,600,000,(Ten Million Six Hundred ThousandDollars). Due to constant pressure from some of myrelatives and also fear of likely attack on my family tohijack the fund, I arrange with my mother to transfer thefund to one of the security and finance company in SouthAfrica, where I am currently staying with my mother and twoother sisters. !
However, I am into pastoral activities now and most of mytime is been dedicated to church activities. At the moment,we want to transfer the fund to overseas account forinvestment because there is no good investment atmospherehere in South Africa. I therefore need your assistance toenable me transfer the fund into your private/companiesaccount overseas so that we can relocate to plan for theinvestment of the fund through your personal assistance.I need your assistance in investing the fund because I havelittle experience of investment/management of the fund. Itis also my plan that after the successful transfer of thefund into your overseas account, I will first relocate mymother and other 2 sisters to stay with you, while I willcomplete my theological school. What I need from you is honest and sincerity because thisfund is my life and the life of my family. If can assist usin this transaction, I will give you 30% of the total fundfor your assistance, while 70% will remain in!
your accountfor (2 years) to enable me complete my school and join my
family to plan for the investments. Please, be assured thatthis transaction is 100% risk free. I await your soonest response. Regards and God bless. Evangelist Dube Willson,Tel: + 27-73-175 2341. EMAIL, dubewillson2222@hotmail.com
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