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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: "Mr Caleb Moyo" <mrcaleb4@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:13:52 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/HELP

MR CALEB MOYO
TELL:+27-73-458-6090
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:mrcaleb4@hotmail.co.uk

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/HELP

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this leter
as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. Firstly, I must
introduce myself, I am MR CALEB MOYO from Angola.I am the first and only son
of Brigadier JOHNSON MOYO 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 FLORENCE MOYO.decided to solict for your assistance to
transfer the sum of US$ 20 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION 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 million
(twenty million united states dollars)which he deposited in a sfe 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$20.000.000( Twenty
Million 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 until 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 formerl special Adviser to the President
were assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos)to
purchase arms in South Africa,when Nelson Mandela formerl 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 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 to 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 OR EMAIL CONTACT INDICATED ABOVE IF IT
INTERESTED YOU TO HELP US.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards,

MR CALEB MOYO

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