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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: davidyengeni@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:44:24 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20INFORMATION=20TO=20YOU=2E?=

URGENT INFORMATION TO YOU.

I am David N. Yengeni, a South African citizen I got your Contact through
a personal computer research .I am the brother to Mr.Tony Yengeni. Mr. Yengeni
was the chairman of parliaments in South Africa and the former chief whip
of the ruling political party Africa National Congress (ANC).

My Brother, (MR.Tony.YENGENI) has mandated me as a result of brotherly trust
and confidence, that I should carefully search for a Reliable and trustworthy
foreign partner, who will help receive some funds, which we have in cash
Totaling $8,000,000.00m (Eight Million United States Dollars). We want this
fund to be secured/transferred into Reliable foreign bank account for safe
keeping for a Short period of time, since our family bank accounts within
and outside the country have all been frozen by the authorities for accusation
of embezzlement leveled against my brother and some of his colleagues.

You may get more of the news on the below websites:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2756861.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/03/safrica.arms/index.html

However, we have managed to push some of this money outside the South Africa
into Calabar [Nigeria],a country in western part of Africa,(the $8,Million
US dollars, only) and it is presently in the custody of a Finance company,
in Nigeria. We succeeded to move it out like cargo through a diplomatic
means it was the only money that could leave South Africa.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 20% for you , 75% For my family
, and then the remaining 5% will be used for the reimbursement of all the
expenses that will be incurred in the process of this transaction, like
your going to take the delivery of the funds on our behalf. I have the mandate
to conclude this on behalf of my brother; hence I arranged how the fund
lives here.

There is no risk involved what so ever on this transaction please. These
funds will be transfer in your favor/accounts upon proper application to
the Finance company. If you are interested in this business, please urgently
contact me.

Please endeavor to keep this business confidential. I will be glad if this
is acceptable to you, in assisting our family.

Waiting to get your urgent and candid reply.
Best regards,
David Yengeni.
Phone:+27833670190
Email:{david_yengeni@yahoo.it}



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