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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: mlambo2000@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:17:38 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS PHUMZILE

CONFIDENTAIL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your
assistance in standing as abeneficiary to the sum of US50.5M (Fify Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)First, let me start by
introducing myself as Mrs.Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a mother of TWO children
and the Minister of Mineralsand Energy in South African Government (17 June
1999) to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR THABO
MBEKI. You can view my profile at my website:

http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1047

THE PROPOSAL
After the swearing in ceremony making me the Minister of Minerals and Energy
in South African Government (17 June 1999),my husband Mr micheal Mlambo-Ngcuka
died while he was on an official trip to France in before his death due
to the pressure by the present government to fight against corruption me
and my husband decided to transfer the money through express diplomatic
courier service to west africa (IVORY COAST)with a security company as family
valuables worth the amount of $1million.through the help of his friend the
former head of state to ivory coast(LATE GENERAL GUEI ROBERT)But the fact
is that the trunk box contains $50.5 million usdin $100 bills because there
was no way we could have bank transfered the money because of our position
in the government.

This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he executed
with the Government of South Africa,Though I assisted him in getting this
contract but I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I want your
urgent
assistance to me in contacting the security company in lvory coast as my
late husband foriegn partner for my late husband deposited this trunk box
for a foreign partner as the beneficiary was open.i have all the documents
concerned signed and sealed by the security company and my late husband
as well as the agreement bond for your personal perusal.you are to get the
trunk box released and i will give you the secret code combination of the
lock that will open the trunk box so as to deposit the money in an european
bank for further transfer into your account.

SHARING PERCENTAGE
For your assistance, I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts
to US$6,100.000.00 (Three million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only) However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement
with me that you will not elope with my fund.

If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email.
Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government, I would not
WANT you to call me on phone or send a fax to me. All correspondence must
be by this email address. :phumzile_mlam@yahoo.com,


Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality
if this transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT RESPONSE TO ME! If you do
not
feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.forl
wait your readiness response in handling this transaction to enable me send
yo details of the security company.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my
regards to your family, Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Minister of Minerals and Energy

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