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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: "marcus savimbi44" <marcus_savimbi47@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marcus_savimbi@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 11:38:51 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY, URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

Good Day!

Since, you do not know me and we have never had any personal contact.

Firstly,let me start by introducing myself properly to you. My name is
marcus Savimbi the son 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 have infringed on your privacy..

You maybe aware, that my Late Father (Jonas Malheiro Savimbi) was killed on
friday 22nd February, 2002 in a battle with the government troops of Angola,
led by President Dos Santos.
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 for the
Burkina-faso(OUAGADOUGOU) to seek asylum.

Besides, I am using this correspondence to seek and request your assistance
and cooperation in a sensitive but highly beneficial financial arrangement.

There is this huge amount of Six million Two hundred and Forty-Five thousand
U.S dollars ($6,245,000.00) which my late father kept in a
security/financial firm before he was assassinated by government mercenary
on 22 February, 2002, during a political crisis in my country - Angola. This
fund was stashed in a security vault in Burkina-Faso, out of foresight for a
likely situation which I and my family found our selves then.

My father – Late Mr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi deposited it as a family
treasure and that was before his death. Now I and my Sister have left Angola
to Ouagadougou in the Republic of Burkina-Faso, through the help of my late
father's loyal friend. Meanwhile, we are staying here with refugee status,
instead of going to exile and we have decided also to invest this money in
your country or anywhere safe enough outside my country Angola and the whole
of Africa for security and political
reasons. We would want you to assist us to retrieve and transfer this fund
to your country for safety and investment purposes.

If you are willing to render this service to us, we shall adequately
compensate you with 20% of the total figure. We will arrange all the
necessary procedures in ensuring a smooth process for the transaction. We
will also appreciate if you contact me once you receive this mail to enable
me give you more details and modus operandi concerning the business.

This matter requires your urgent attention, confidentiality and discretion
no matter what your decision maybe.

Thank you and God bless you.

Yours Sincerely,
marcus Malheiro Savimbi.

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