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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: solomon_kabba01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:39:44 +0200
Subject: Need Urgent Reply

From: Mr. Solomon Kabba
Tel: 0027-73-744-6440
Email: kabbasolomon@yahoo.com

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear Sir


I know you will be surprise to read from me since you
do not know me personally, first I must introduce my
self, I am MR SOLOMON KABBA from ANGOLA. I am the
first son of the late BRIGADIER ARNOLD KABBA. I am
presently residing in South Africa.

I got your contact from WORLD Information
Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg and on behalf
of my widowed mother, MRS. MIRIAM KABBA; I decided to
solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
US$22m. (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars)
inherited from my late father into your personal or
Company’s account. Before my father’s death, he was
Brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition purchases
for the Angolan armed forces. In his "WILL" he
specifically drew my attention to this sum of US$22,000.000.00
Million, which he deposited in a safe box of a private
Security Company in South Africa.

IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I QUOTE.

"My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the
sum of US$22,000.000.00 Million (Twenty Two Million United
States Dollars) which I deposited in a box with a
Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. In
case of my absence on earth caused by death only, you
should solicit for reliable partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of South Africa for investment
purposes. I deposited the money in your name and you
can claim it alone with the deposit code. Your mother
has all the documents. Take good care of your mother
and two sisters".

From the above, you will understand that the lives and
future of my family depends on this money as much, I
will be very grateful if you can assist us. We are now
living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers and
financial laws of South Africa does not allow Asylum
seekers certain financial right to such huge amount of
money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in
South Africa, hence I am asking to assist me transfer
this money out of South Africa for investment purpose.
For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of
the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local
and international expenses and 70% will kept by my
family and me.

Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done
will be conveyed to you once we establish trust and
confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to your
urgent reply and please treat as very confidential.
You can as well contact me on my private telephone or
fax number above.

Best regards

MR SOLOMON KABBA

(On behalf of the family)

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