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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: victormbaly101@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:30:35 +0200
Subject: !!!!!!!! Re: ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE !!!!!!!!!




FROM: VICTOR MBALY
TELL: 27-839-421-052
OR CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: victormbaly@yahoo.com


ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
as a request from a family i dire need of assistance.First, I must
introduc
myself. I a MR. VICTOR MBALY . from Angola. I am the first and only son
of
BRIGADIER MBALY JONES. I am presently resident in South Africa.

I got your contact address from a business directory in Johannesburg
Chamber of commerce and Industry. On behalf of my widowed mother MRS.
ELIZABETH MBALY , I desided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the
sum of US$21.5 MILLION( TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)inherited from my late father, into your personal/
company's
account.
Before my fathers' death, he was a Brigadier in charge of Arms and
Ammunation procurement for the Angola Army. In his WILL, he specifically
drew my attention
to the said sum of money which he deposited in a safe box of a private
Security Company in Johannesburg- South Africa in a treasure box, fully
documented in my
name.

IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QUOTE

'MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO US$21.5 MILLION . I
DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. DURING THE WAR, I WAS VERY DEDICATED AND
OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE BUSSY HELPING THEMSELVES WITH
GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND PROPERTIES AND SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. DUE
TO THIS, WHEN I AND MY FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT WERE
ASSIGNED
BY THE PRESIDENT (EDUARDO SANTOS) TO PURCHASE ARMS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WE SAW
THIS AS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERTED THE MONEY AND DIVIDED IT. i GOT
A
TOTAL SUM OF US$21.5 MILLION. IN
CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH, AS A RESULT OF DEATH ONLY, YOU SHOULD
SOLICIT
FOR THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.'

From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my
family
depens on this money, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. We
are now living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers and financial
laws and regulation of the Republic of South Africa do not permit us
financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot
invest
this fund in South africa, hence i am prepared to offer you 20% of the
total
fund, while 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses and
70% will be for my family and me.

Finally, modalities on howthe transfer will be bone will be conveyed to
you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves.
Please
treat this matter as very urgent.


Best regards,

VICTOR MBALY .

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