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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: euphemia malawe <euphemiamalawe@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:33:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL



MRS EUPHEMIA MALAWE,&
PRINCE MAXIMOS MALAWE
TEL:27-73.4387 599
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.



(HIGHLY PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL)
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ATTN: PRESIDENT/MANAGER/C.E.O
I got your contact courtesy of the South Africanchamber of commerce and Industry business Directoryhere in Johannesburg,My name is MRS EUPHEMIA MALAWE,the former wife of DEFENCE MINISTER GABRIEL MALAWE ofthe republic of GABON in Central Africa.I and my only son are presently residing in Johannesburg, SouthAfrica where we are seeking political Asylum following the latest dissolution of our 25 year-old marriage. Before my marriage with the defence minister gabriel
malawe finally broke-up,
I was able to move out somereasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies out of the Presidential Villa in Libraville, which I intend to invest for myself and my only son. This fund amounts to a total of US$15M(fifteen Million US dollars)and this money is safely kept in the security vault of aprivate security company in Johannesburg pending
when I will find a trusted foriegn business partner. I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my son depends
on this money as we may never in life go back to his father who outrightly abandoned us.

In your reply please indicate a few businesses you think will be of mutual benefit to both myself andyourself. We will be glad to part with a reasonable percentage of the total fund to you for all your assistance
towards moving this money out of Johannesburg to your country and helping us in term of reasonable investment opportunities that will be of mutualbenefit to my family and also your humble self. Please indicate your willings and also include your private phone and fax numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my private telephone and fax numbers.For further enquiries, youmay wish to call me or my son on the above telephone numbers.Please maintain absolute confidentiality of thisprevillaged piece of information and proposal as it is
never the wish of me and my son that His father (gabriel malawe)ever know our wayabout for life.Hoping to meet you very soon as our business
relationship improves.God bless you as we await your favourable reply,
MRS EUPHEMIA MALAWE AND
PRINCE MAXIMOS MALAWE




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