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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27732270410 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHARLES MBOWENI" <charlesmboweni@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: charles_mboweni177@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:58:48 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

CONNEMARA CONSULTING PTY LTD
CAPE TOWN OFFICE.
PARLIAMENT BUILDING 3RD FLOOR ROOM 16
CAPE TOWN CENTRE 7785.
TEL: +27 7 3227 0410
FAX: +27 7 6285 118



MY LATE CLIENT SON: Mr.TITO SAVIMBI.

Attn: Sir/ Madam.
I am Charles Mboweni I run an international Business Promotion and
Consultancy firm and I got your contact through an internet marketing firm in my
quest for a foreign investment for my client.I wish to inform you of
this great interested opportunity and a request for assistance to
invest my client fund in your country.

However, Mr.Tito Savimbi is looking for a partner/ foreign investor
that will assist him to invest his fund deposited with a Security and
Finance Company here before the death of his Father.

The followings are his specifications for your consideration and
immediate attention:
1. Investment capital USD $12.5million
2. Area of interest - real estate, hotel, transportation, civil
construction, industries, and fisheries.
3. Shares of partners depending on capital input, therefore subject to
negotiation.
4. Interested party should be prepared to come to Republic Of South
Africa to sign agreement with him that will protect his interest before
he releases and remit his capital to the designated account for the
project after which he will travel back with the person to finalize and
set up the business.

Please kindly note that you need not to reply if you are not satisfied
with the above conditions as my client will prefer to deal with
somebody serious as the entire management and running of this venture
will be the person's responsibility, because it will not be possible
for my client to be physically present most of the time in view of his time
consuming commitments as a young boy/man.

However,if you are interested to share in this great
investment opportunity, I would like you to send your response m
including the following information
for more oral communication base on this request.
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Contact Address
(3) Your Phone & Fax Numbers.
For more clarification you should contact me on the number above

Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention, as my client needs this
information as soon as possible.

I look forward to your immediate response.

Sincerely Yours,
Charles Mboweni.

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