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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@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:09:28 +0200
Subject: !!!!!!!! Re: ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE !!!!!!!!!

FROM: VICTOR MBALY
TELL: 27-839-421-052
E-MAIL: victormbaly112@yahoo.com or



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
introducmyself. 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
UNITEDSTATES 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
Ammunat! ion procurement for the Angola Army. In his WILL, he
specificallydrew my attention
to the said sum of money which he deposited in a safe box of a
privateSecurity 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
financiallaws 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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