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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: "mbazima shlowa" <mbhazima@msn.com>
Reply-To: mbhazim212@trini.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:28:30 +0000
Subject: hello

Hello,
I apologise for any incoveniences this my mail may cause you since we dont
know each other before.and i know that you will find it difficult to believe
my story,but i trial will convince you.
I am Mbhazima Shilowa, the Premier of Gauteng Province of south africa
since 15 June 1999. Please view my profile through my website below:

http://www.info.gov.za/leaders/provgovt/premiers.htm

My aim of writting you is to solicit for your assistance to recieve the sum
of eight million pound sterling on behalf of my friend Chief D.s.p
Alamieyeseigha the executive governor of bayelsa state of Nigeria.This
chief Alamieseigha has been my friend for the past eleven years before he
was elected a governor in 1993.

This money was part of his savings he made as a governor and due to the
policy in his country, a civil servant must not poses such huge amount of
money in his account.thesame policy and law is governing my own
country South Africa.

Last three months ago the governor travelled to london with one million
eight hundred thousand pounds sterling to lodge in an account but was caught
by the metropolitan police for money laundery. this was because the
government of Nigeria instructed the european police to arrest any top
Nigerian government officials found with huge amount.

Due to the above mentioned reason, the governor phoned me from london where
he was facing money laundery case.that i should look for a reliable person
outside Nigeria who will help to receive all his money in Nigeria until he
finish his tenure in the government by the year 2007 so that he will travel
to meet the person to invest over there with the money.

Please if you are honest and trustworthy to transact this business with
me, please contact me on the email address below so that i will refer you to
his personal accountant who is incharge of his money so you
can discuss your percentage and as well inform you on the way this money
will be transfer to you.
I strongly advice you to keep this secret because if the south african
government knows about this i will lose my position.and i assure you that
this business is 100% risk free.
I await your urgent reply.
Mr Mbhazima Shilowa
mbhazim212@trini.com

Please you can log on to the two websites below to read more about the
governor case in london.or you can type governor Alamieyeseigha in london in
google search engine to read more.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050916/wl_uk_afp/nigeriabritaincorruptionpolitics_050916142140


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4291350.stm

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