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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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Fraud email example:

From: "MARIA KABILA" <mimik25@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:03:42 +0200
Subject: PERSONAL.

>From Mrs,Maria Kabila
No 9 kent street Benoni
Guateng province, south africa.
TEL:27+73-2922848

Dear Sir,

Greeetings to you I know this message will come to you as a suprise as we
have not seen or communicate with each other before.

First let me introduce myself, I am Mrs,Maria Kabila from Angola, I got your
information in my search for a reliable Person who will assist me. I am the
wife of late Mr, Edward Kabila who was then the Feild Commander of the [
UNITA] opposition group led by the late General Jonas Savimbi [.UNITA] is
the rebel group that have been fighting the Goverment of Angola led by the[
MPLA ]party since 1975 Angola gained indepenndece.

If you are current with world issues you will know about the killing of
General Jonas Savimbi and 30 of his loyal troops by goverment forces during
the fighting in feb 2002.My husband was among those killed.

As the feild commander of his Party My husband was also incharge of keeping
the finance (money) of his party. Since 1975 when the civil war started
there was no banking activity in the rebel controlled part of Angola of
which most of the money belonging to UNITA party were kept by my husband.

They generated most of their revenue through mining of diamond and royalty
paid by Multinational oil companies operating in Angola so that their
operations and installations will not be destroyed by the UNITA forces.When
it became clear that the Goverment forces will overrun UNITA REBELS , MY
husban called me and ask me to take our childrean out of Angola to South
Africa for safety.

He gave me some documents and told me that he deposited the sum of
Ten Million Five Hundread Thousand United States Dollars($10.500,000).
contained in a trunk boxes as Family Valueables with a security compay in
South Africa in my name. and he did not disclose to the security company the
actual content in the box so that they will not rip me off as a woman.

He specifically instructed me that I SHOULD USE THIS MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF
OUR FAMILY INCASE OF HIS DEATH.

I am in South Africa with my survived two children as political assylum
seekers,and had gone to the security company which the chief security
officer confirmed and willing to release the consignment.

I consulted a Legal/financial adviser for the investment of this money and
he advice me that as a political asylum seeker the law did not permit
political asylum seekers like me to work or transact any business here in
South Africa, that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person
outside South Africa to help me transfer the money to his account and assist
in investing it there.

This is my reason of contacting you. I need your assistance to transfer this
money into your account and invest it in your country with your assistance.

For your help, I am willing to give you 25% of the total money. 5% will be
mapped out for expences both of us will incure in the course of the transfer
because it might involve some little financial commitment,and 70% will be
for my family investment.

If you can assist me please indicate your interest by contacting me on the
above email address OR CALL ON 27+73-292 2848.

Thank you for your time and anticipated co-operation.

Yours Sincerly,
Mrs,Maria Kabila.
[FOR THE FARMILY].

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