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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: margret savimbi <margret06savimbi@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:11:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Mrs. Margret Malheiro. Savimbi
NO 46 MANDELA SREET PRETORIA

SOUTH AFRICA

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MRS MARGRET A. SAVIMBI, from Angola.l got your contact and profle through www. There is an imformation I would like you to keep very confidential.

There is sum amount of money my late Husband UNITA Rebel leader Jonas Malheiro.Savimbi deposited with a Security company but registered as personal artefect (Jewelries) to avoid suspision for safe keeping before he was killed by Angolan Millitary forces.

My late husband married four wives.I am the second wife.I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents.

Presently I am staying in Pretoria, the capital of Republic of South Africa,just to save my life,with my three children. The money in question, is Seven million five hundred thousand united state dollars (7.500,000.00Milllion) U.S.Dollars.

What I would want you to do, is to assist me to take delivery of the consignement from the security company so that it cannot be traced to me or any of the Savimbi's family and then transfered same into your country for investment prior to your advise , and we shall open a small account in a Bank in your name. I will give you the 25% of the money for your assitance.There is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the future of my children.

If you are interested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this transaction,you e-mail me immediately for more clearification,and also note that I am a refugee in South Africa because of the killing of my husband,and the civil war going on in our country (Angola).

I can speak little English, and my son also speaks English very well.

Thank you very much.

Mrs Margret A. Savimbi.

For the family.



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