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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: "Shabangu Susan Mrs." <sha_bangu20@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:43:21 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL"RESPOND ASAP:

From: MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU,
MINISTRY OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.
10, Kasr El-Aini street
PRETORIA. SOUTH AFRICA




ATTN: PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR,

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your
assistance in standing as beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M (Thirty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)

First, let me start by introducing myself as MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother
of three children and the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 1st
April 1996 to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR
THABO MBEKI.You can view my profile at my Website www.gov.za then click on
deputy ministers, and then click on my name (Shabangu Susan. THE PROPOSAL,
after the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister of Minerals and
Energy, now (Safety and Security)

My husband Mr. Ndebele Shabangu, died while he was on an official trip to
Trinidad and Tobago in 1996.After his death, I discovered that he had some
funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of US$30.5M with a
security and finance institution in South Africa of which I will divulge
information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for a
change of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into your
comfortable and conducive account of your choice. This fund emanated as a
result of an over-invoiced contract that he executed with the Government of
South Africa.

Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I never knew that it was
over-invoiced by him. I am afraid that the government of South Africa might
start to investigate on the contract awarded. If they discover this money in
his bank account, they will confiscate
It and seize his assets here in South Africa and this will definitely affect
my political career in government. I want your assistance in opening an
account with bankers through my banker so that this fund could be wired into
your account directly without any hitch.

As soon as the fund gets to your account, you are expected to move it
immediately into another personal bank account in your country. I will see
to it that the account is not traced from South Africa. As soon as you have
confirmed the fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my
Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For
your assistance, I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts to
US$6,100.000.00 (Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only) However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement
with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms,
kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email. Due to my sensitive position
in the South AfricanGovernment, I would not WANT you to call me on phone or
send a fax to me.

All correspondence must be by email to my private email address:
{mrssusan_shabangu@hotmail.com} if u would like to contact my banker, that
is fine and okay by me. You will have to send down your private telephone
/fax number so that I can forward it to him to reach you from time to time
this is for security reasons. Please I do not need to remind you of the need
for absolute Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed.
YOU MUST NOT CALL ME! If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction,
do not hesitate to discontinue.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.

Yours faithfully,

SUSAN SHABANGU MRS

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