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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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  • ken_moyo2000@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ken moyo" <kenmoyo12345@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:07:25 +0200
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY FROM KEN

FROM MR:ken KHUMALO
NO:18 ROSENTTENVILLE,
SOUTH AFRICA
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C.E.O

I know you will be surprise to read from me, but please this is a request
from the family in dare need of assistance. I am MR. KEM KHUMALO from
Angola. I am the first and the only son of the late BRIGARDIER
RICHARD KHUMALO.
I am presently living in South Africa. I got your contact address in the
course of a discreet search for reliable person from Johannesburg chamber of
commerce and Industry, after going through your profile. And I on behalf of
my widowed mother MRS. SANDRA KHUMALO decided to solicit for your assistance
to transfer the sum of US$ 21M (Twenty ONE Million United States Dollars)
inherited from my late father into your personal/company account.

Before his death, he was brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition
procurement for the Angola army. In his WILL, he specifically drew my
attention to US$ 21Million which he deposited in a safe box with a private
Security Company here in South Africa.

INFACT MY LATE FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL, AND I, QUOTE: My beloved son, I wish
to draw your attention to US$ 21M (Twenty ONE Million United States Dollars)
which I deposited in a box with a private Security Company in South Africa.
I declared the content as a personal effect. During the war, I was very
dedicated to wining the war against the rebels until Ifound out that senior
army officers and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with
government funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries. Due
to this, when I and former special adviser to the president were assigned by
president (JOSE EDUARDO SANTOS) to purchase arms inSouth Africa,

when Nelson Mandela the former presidentof South Africa stopped selling arms
and ammunition to all war countries in Africa, we saw this as a golden
opportunity and diverted the money and shared it and I got a total of
US$21M. In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only, you should
solicit for assistance of reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you
to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. I
deposited the box in your name with all the documents handed to your mother.
Take good care of your mother. Do not go back to Angola until the war is
over and beware of your enemies.

>From the above you will understand that the life and future of my family
depend on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. We are
living in South Africa as political asylum seeker and financial laws and
regulations of the Republic of South Africa do not permit us to certain
rights in
South Africa.

In view of this, I cannot invest this funds in South Africa, hence I am
asking you to assist me transfer this fund out of South Africa for
investment purposes. For your efforts I and my widowed mother have agreed to
offer you 20% of the total fund while 5% will be set aside for any expenses
incurred
between yourself and our family. While we keep 75% for investment in your
country.

Finally, modalities on how this transfer will be done would be conveyed to
you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. While
waiting for your reply (through e-mail ken_moyo2000@yahoo.com ) please treat
this request urgently and confidential. God bless you.

Best regard,
KEN KHUMALO

(On behalf of the family)

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