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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: "agnes wemba" <agn_wemba@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:07:23 +0200
Subject: FROM AGNES WEMBA

MRS, AGNES WEMBA
PHONE: + 27-73-23-94767
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.



(HIGHLY PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL)

DEAR.



I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and
Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg,My name is MRS, AGNES
WEMBA,the former wife of DEFENCE MINISTER JOHNSON WEMBA of the republic of
GABON in Central 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 28 year-old
marriage.

Before my marriage with the defence minister Johnson Wemba 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$10M(Ten 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
(MR,OLIVER) 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 percentageof 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 mutual benefit 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 privat etelephone 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 (Johnson Wemba)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, AGNES WEMBA,

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