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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: "vinvent mutumba" <mutumba7@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:00:01 +0000
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE

MR VINVENT MUTUMBA
TELL:+27-833-623-873
EMAIL:vinventmutumba@hotmail.com
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

Dear:Smeenk ,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this leter
as a requestfrom a family in dare need of assistance. Firstly, I must
introduce myself, I am MR VINVENT MUTUMBA from Angola.I am the first and
only son of Brigadier JOHNSON MUTUMBA I am presently residing in South
Africa. I got your address in the course of a discreet for a reliable person
in South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And I on behalf of my
widowed mother ,Mrs PHILOMINA UTUMBA. decided to solict for your assistance
to transfer the sum of US$ 20.5 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) inherited from my late father into
your personal or Company's account.

Before his death ,he was a Brigadier in charge of Arms and ammunition
procurement for the Angolan Armed Forces. In his 'Will' he specifically drew
my attention to US$ 20.5 million (twenty million
five hundred thousand united states dollars)which he deposited in a safe box
of a Private Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I "QUOTE","My beloved son, I wish to
draw your attention to US$20.500.000( Twenty Million Five hundred Thousand
United States Dollars).
I deposited the box containing the fund in a security company in
Johannesburg,South Africa. During the war I was very dedicated and
committed to winning the war against the rebels untill I found
that Senior Army Officers and Government Functionaries were busy helping
themselves with Government funds and properties sending them to Foreign
countries.Due to this, when I and former special Adviser to the President
were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos)to purchase arms in
South Africa,when Nelson Mandela former President of South Africa stopped
selling of arms and ammunitions to war countries in Africa I saw this as a
golden opportunity and diverted the money and divided it and

I got total of US$20.5 Million.In case of my absence on earth as a result of
death only, you should solicit for the assistance of a reliable and sincere
foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for
the investment purpose.I deposited the box in your name and it can be
claimed by you, alone with the deposite code.Take good care of your mother
and your two sisters.Don't come back to Angola until the war is over and
beware of enemies in our family kindred that are related to us in Lobito."

From above, you will understand that the lives and future of the family
depends on this money as such, I will be grateful if you can assist us , we
are now living in South Africa as Political assylum seekers and financial
laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa does not permit us
certain financial rights.In view of this, I cannot invest this fund in South
Africa hence I am asking you to assist me ton transfer it out of South
Africa for investment purpose.For your efforts, we are prepared to offer you
25% of the total fund while 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred
between yourself and myself while we keep 70% for our investment in your
country.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves.Please treat
this matter as urgent.

N\B PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.FOR EASY COMINICATION AND
CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE PHONE AND EMAIL CONTACT INDICATED ABOVE IF IT
INTERESTED YOU
TO HELP ME.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards,
MR VINVENT MUTUMBA[for the family.

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