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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: njoku panick <lord_thembie@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:21:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


Johannesburg South
Africa,PHONE;27-73 362 77 85
Email:lord_thembie


Dear Friend
I got your contact from a business directory courtesy of the international chamber of commerce and industry, South Africa. My father was the External Affairs Adviser in the Government of the Angola rebel leader JOSEPH MAN SAVIMBI.
At the heat of the rebellion which is still on till this date, my father thinking fast sent my younger brother and I out of Angola to South Africa with a total sum of {$35.5m} thrity five million five hundred thousand United States Dollars. Sealed in a baggage meant for the purchase of arms and Amunition from South Africa.
On our arrival to South Africa as a political asylum seekers, we were not allowed to operate a bank account. So with the instruction of my father, I deposited the money in a security company. Though I security company. I only declared that the baggage
contains vital documents belonging to a foreign affiliate. Unfortunately, my father was assassinated because of his political position and influence in the country.
Since then we have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to help us transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to investment. Luckily, I ran into your contact, and after going through your profile, was satisfied and decided to
seek your assistance.
We intend to share this money as follows -
1. For your assistance and effort, we will be offering you 25% of the total fund.
2. 5% has been set aside for expenses that may occur in the process of this transaction.
3. the remaning Will be for my brother and I for investment.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free as all modalities for a smooth trasfer have been taken care of.
Should this proposal meet your utmost consideration, please send me your earliest reply through my fax and telephone numbers mentioned above or through my e.mail
address.
Please be kind to provide me with your communication facilities {Fax and telephone numbers} for a hitch free confidential link. Also, feel free to ask questions you consider necessary. And also please treat this proposal STRICKLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Thank you for your anticipated response,
Best regards


lord_thembie











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