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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: "james bogani" <jamesbogani_45@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:36:44 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:BRIGADIER JAMES BOGANI.

JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27 83 527 8859



ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO,



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter
as a request from a family in their need of your assistance.First I must
introduce myself I am MR.JAMES BOGANI from ANGOLA.I am the first and only
son of the late BRIGADIER PAUL BOGANI,I am presently residing in South
Africa.

I got your contact from South Africa Information Exchange(S.A.I.E)here in
Johannesburg and on behalf of my widowed mother,MRS PHILOMINA BOGANI,I
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
US$71,320,000.00,(Seventy One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United State Dollars)inherited from my late father into your personal or
company's account.Before my father's death,he was a Brigadier in charge of
arms and ammunition purchase for the Angola Armed Forces.In his "WILL"he
specifically drew my attention to this sum of US$71,320Million,which he
deposited in a safe box of a private security company in south African.

INFACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I QUOTE:-

"MY beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$71,320,000.00(Seventy One million,three hundred and twenty thousand
united state dollars),which I deposited in a box with a security company in
Johannesburg,south African incase of my absence on earth caused by death
only,you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of south Africa for investment purpose.I deposited
the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit
code.Your mother has all the document.Take good care of your mother and
sister."

From the above,you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money and I will be very grateful if you can assist us.

We are now living in south Africa as political asylum seekers and the
financial laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot
invest this in South Africa,hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this
money out of South Africa for investment purposes.For your efforts I am
prepared to offer you 50% of the total fund, and 50% will be for me and my
family.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me on the above Telephone
number and email address.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,


MR JAMES BOGANI.

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