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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: mrsseseseko@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 07:09:30 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mrs=20Mariam=20M=20Seseseko=2E?=

Mrs Mariam M Seseseko.

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire, now
known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am moved to write you this
letter. This was in confidence considering my present circumstance and situation.
I escaped along with my
husband and two of our sons Charles and Basher out of Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC) to Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire where my family and I settled,
while we later moved to settled in Morroco where my husband later died of
cancer disease.

However, due to this situation we decided to change most of my husband's
billions of dollars deposited in Swiss bank and other countries into other
forms of money coded for safe purpose because the new head of state of (Dr)
Mr Laurent Kabila has made arrangement with the Swiss government and other
European countries to freeze all my late husband's treasures deposited in
some european countries. Hence, my children and I decided laying low in
Africa to study the situation till when things gets better. Like now that
president Kabila is dead and the son taking over (Joseph Kabila). One of
my late husband's chateaux in Southern France was confiscated by the french
government, and as such I had to change my identity so that my investment
will not be traced and confiscated.

I have deposited the sum Fourteen Million United State Dollars (US$14,000,000,00.)
With a Bank in london for safe keeping. What I want you to do is to indicate
your interest that you can assist us in receiving the money on our behalf,
so that I can introduce you to my son (charles) who has the out modalities
for the claim of the said funds. I want you to assist in investing
this money, but I will not want my identity revealed.

I will also want to acquire real/landed properties and stock in multi-national
companies and to engage in other safe and non-speculative investments as
advise by your good self.

May I at this point emphasize the high level of confidentiality, which this
upcoming project demands, and hope you will not betray the trust and confidence,
which I repose in you.In conclusion, if you want to assist us, my son (Charles)
shall divulge to you all briefs regarding this project, tell you where
the funds are currently being maintained and also discuss
remuneration for your services.

For this reason kindly furnish us with your contact information,
that is your telephone and fax numbers and account number for validation
purpose immediatelly, ok.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Mariam M. Seseseko
Please get back to me here:mrsseseseko02@yahoo.com.br,







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