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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: "givet SBUSISO" <givetsbusiso@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:57:33 +0000
Subject: CRY FOR HELP

MISS GIVET SBUSISO,&
PRINCE THOMPSON JOHNSON
(CONTACT MY SON )TEL:27-83-6888-027
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.


ATTE.CEO,


PRESIDENT/MANAGER/C.E.O I got your contact courtesy of the South African
chamber of commerce and Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg,My
name is MISS GIVET SBUSISO, the former wife of DEFENCE MINISTER GABRIEL
SBUSISO of the republic of ZIMBABWE in SOUTHAN Africa.I and my only son are
presently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa where we are seeking
political Asylum following the latest dissolution of our 24 year-old
marriage.

Before my marriage with the defence minister gabriel johnson finally
broke-up,
I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies out of
the Presidential Villa in Libraville, which I intend to invest for myself
and my only son. This fund amounts to a total of US$25M(TWENTY FIVE Million
US dollars)and this money is safely kept in the security vault of a private
security company in Johannesburg pending when I will find a trusted foriegn
business partner.
I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your country
as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my son
depends on this money as we may never in life go back to his father who
outrightly abandoned us.

In your reply please indicate a few businesses you think will be of mutual
benefit to both myself andyourself. We will be glad to part with a
reasonable percentage of the total fund to you for all your assistance
towards moving this money out of Johannesburg to your country and helping us
in term of reasonable investment opportunities that will be of mutualbenefit
to my family and also your humble self. Please indicate your willings and
also include your private phone and fax numbers for quicker communication,
the above numbers are my private telephone and fax numbers.

For further enquiries, you may wish to call me or my son on the above
telephone numbers. Please maintain absolute confidentiality of this
previllaged piece of information and proposal as it is never the wish of me
and my son that His father (gabriel sbusiso)ever know our wayabout for life.
Hoping to meet you very soon as our business relationship improves.

God bless you as we await your favourable reply,

MRS GIVET SBUSISO AND
PRINCE THOMPSON SBUSISO (SON)

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