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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: "lewis kabila" <lewis_kabila17@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:49:29 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

MRS. MONICA KABILA

TEL: 27-83-699-3626

EMAIL(lewis_kabila17@hotmail.com)

ATTN: DIRETCOR/CEO
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

I am fifty-two years old widow (the second wife) of late President Laurent
Kabila of the Republic of Congo. My husband was the former President of
D.R.C who was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards on 16th January
2001.

At the mid-term of the rebellion which is still on in my country, I, my son
and the younger brother of my husband went out of Congo according to my
husband's instruction before his death because the fate of our country was
yet to be decided. We came with sealed
diplomatic baggage to South Africa.

On arrival in South Africa, we sought for political asylum. We were not
allowed to operate a bank and I was so scared and I decided to deposit the
money in a
Security Company. Because I wanted to be on a safer side; I told them that
the baggage belongs to my foreign affiliate who is the beneficiary of the
item.

Since then, I have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to
help me transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to
investment in any conducive country overseas. I got in contact with someone
but he became unnecessarily greedy concerning
his share in the transaction; he asked for 40%. Luckily, I ran into your
number and details and decided to contact you and see if you could be of any
help to us.

We intend to share this money (US$15.5 m) as follows: (1)20% of the total
sum to you if you assist us in transferring this money into any of your
overseas accounts.

(2) 5% of the total sum will be set aside to offset all bills and expenses
incurred in the process of thistransaction. (3)75% of the total sum will be
for the family investment in any country of which you will be a guide to us.
Please should this meet your utmost consideration, please contact my son
(Mr.lewis Kabila) through his fax or phone numbers above. Feel free to ask
questions you consider necessary. Please include your private telephone and
fax numbers for easier communication. The confidentiality of this
transaction cannot be over emphasized as we trust and believe that you will
oblige us the needed security and attention it demands. Please, treat this
transaction with absolute
confidentiality.
Yours faithfully,

MONICA KABILA

(FOR THE FAMILY)

_________________________________________________________________
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