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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: "Maria Wemba" <maria_4wemba@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:59:11 +0200
Subject: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

Mrs. Maria Wemba&Benson Wemba
Tel:+27-83-721-3056.
Email:maria_4wemba@hotmail.com


(PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL)

ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO

I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and
Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg,My name is Mrs Maria Wemba,
the former wife of Defence Minister ,Gabriel 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 25 year-old marriage.

Before my marriage with the defence minister Gabriel 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$20M(Twenty Million US Dollars)and this money is safely kept in the
security vault of aprivate 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 and yourself. 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 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 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
priviledged piece of information and proposal as it is never the wish of me
and my son that His father (Gabriel 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 Maria Wemba & Benson Wemba.

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