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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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  • aibusavimbi24@hotmail.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "aibu savimbi" <aibusavimbi20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aibusavimbi24@hotmail.ro
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:24:00 +0000
Subject: KINDLY HELP ME

Dear friend,

My proposal to you will be very surprising as we have not had any
personal contact. However I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction which I propose to you as a person of transparency and
caliber Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is
Aibu Savimbi cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the
Leader UNITA (National Union for the Total independence of Angola) I got
your
email address from network directory I apologize if I infringed on your
privacy.

You may know that my Uncle was recently killed in a battle with the
government troops of Angola led by President Dos Santos on friday 22nd
February 2002. Now Mr Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second in
command has assumed office as leader of UNITA In spite of this UNITA is like
a herd
of cattle without shepherd Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are still
lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves
and some of them who see me as a threat to their ambitions including Mr
Dembo are planning to kill me For more information check www.angola.org

However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars this is why I secretly left Angola .
I am sincerely seeking for your urgent help in respect to safekeeping
of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales. This money
US$20 million was already on its way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank account It was
on transit with a safe deposit company in Europe when the tragic incident
of my Uncle's death occurred. As a matter of fact this is the reason I chose
to come and seek political asylum. It is very clear with the way things
are now that President Dos Santos will lobby the International Community
to freeze my Uncle's assets and accounts abroad to ground UNITA since
he has already done this in Angola.

I plan to use this money to safeguard my future It is very essential
that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put
in you is extraordinary and an act ofdesperation on my part in order not
to lose this money Please treat this contact with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality for security and safety reasons.please reply
to:aibusavimbi24@hotmail.ro

The help I need from you is clearing the box containing the money from
the security company after which it will be deposited in an account in your
name. The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum application is
granted and I have the permit to conduct business then you will
transfer the account to me Meanwhile the money can be invested into
risk-free
profitable ventures and there will an agreement to protect my interest.

I have all the documents that will enable you claim the consignment
from the security company.To make this deal relisable i need a committment
from
you that it will be kept confidential,your tel nd fax numbers including
mobile for easy communications,your permanent address as well as some form
of
identification.For your reliable assistance I will reward you with 20%
of the money and we shall use 5% to carry out every expenses that we
incurr during the transaction and the investment process. 75%shall be for my
family.

I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling
me achieve this goal. Please contact me whether or not you are interested
in assisting me. This will enable me scout for another partner in the
event of non-interest on your part.
NOTE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.

Sincerely,

AIBU SAVIMBI.
please reply to:aibusavimbi24@hotmail.ro

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